1. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
这样就解决了通风问题,因为如果有一列火车开进隧道,它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。
知识点:for引导原因状语从句,其中又包含if引导的条件状语从句。
真题测验:固定搭配
Niagara Falls is a great tourist( ), drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment 、D. arrangement
答案:选B
分析:tourist attraction为固定搭配,表旅游胜地”,其他选项均不符合题意。
翻译:尼亚加拉大瀑布是一大旅游胜地,每年吸引上百万的游客。
2. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.
我们不得不等了将近一个世纪才看到海峡隧道的竣工。
知识点:have to wait不得不等,强调客观上的原因。
3. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.
42年以后,英吉利海峡隧道才真正开工。