Lesson 63 She was not amused

To his surprise, she said she hadn't.

使他吃驚的是，她說(shuō)她不喜歡。

Lesson 63 She was not amused

Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!

杰里米問他為何不喜歡，她說(shuō)她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.

1858年，一位名叫埃梅。托梅。德。干蒙的法國(guó)工程師帶著建造一條長(zhǎng)21英里、穿越英吉利海陜的隧道計(jì)劃到了英國(guó)。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel.

他說(shuō)，可以在隧道中央建造一座平臺(tái)，這座平臺(tái)將用作碼頭和火車站。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.

如果再建些伸出海面的高大的煙囪狀通風(fēng)管，

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.

隧道就具備了良好的通風(fēng)條件。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.

1860年，一位名叫威廉。洛的英國(guó)人提出了一項(xiàng)更好的計(jì)劃。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.

他提議建一條雙軌隧道，這樣就解決了通風(fēng)問題。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.

因?yàn)槿绻辛谢疖囬_進(jìn)隧道，它就把新鮮空氣隨之抽進(jìn)了隧道。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.

42年以后，隧道實(shí)際已經(jīng)開始建了。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.

如果不是因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)英國(guó)人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel.

世界不得不再等將近100年才看到海峽隧道竣工。

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.

它于1994年3月7日正式開通，將英國(guó)與歐洲大陸連到了一起。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates,

去年圣誕節(jié)，馬戲團(tuán)老板吉米。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

decided to take some presents to a children's hospital.

蓋茨決定送些禮物給兒童醫(yī)院。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.

他打扮成圣誕老人，在由6個(gè)漂亮姑娘組成的“儀仗隊(duì)”的陪同下，騎上一頭名叫江伯的小象，沿著城里的主要街道出發(fā)了。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.

他本該知道警察絕不會(huì)允許這類事情發(fā)生。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.

一個(gè)警察走過來(lái)告訴吉米，他應(yīng)該走一條小路，因?yàn)榻醋璧K了交通。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.

雖然吉米同意馬上就走，但江伯卻拒絕移動(dòng)。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.

15個(gè)警察不得不用很大的力氣把它推離主要街道。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused.

警察雖然吃了苦頭，但他們還是感到很有趣。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.

“江伯一定有好幾噸重，”一個(gè)警察事后這樣說(shuō)，“值得慶幸的是它沒讓我們抬它走。

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

當(dāng)然，我們應(yīng)該逮捕它，但由于它一貫表現(xiàn)很好，這次我們饒了它。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island,

1963年，一架蘭開斯特轟炸機(jī)在瓦立斯島毀。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.

那是南太洋中一個(gè)很偏僻的小島，位于薩摩亞群島以西，距離群島還有很長(zhǎng)一段距離。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

The plane wasn't too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.

飛機(jī)損壞的程度并不嚴(yán)重，但是，多年來(lái)這起飛機(jī)失事已被遺忘，飛機(jī)殘骸也沒受到破壞。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.

于是，到了1989年，飛機(jī)失事26年后，在對(duì)小島的一次航空勘查中那架飛機(jī)被意外地發(fā)現(xiàn)了。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.

到了那個(gè)時(shí)候，狀況良好的蘭開斯特轟炸機(jī)實(shí)屬罕見，值得搶救。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.

法國(guó)政府讓人把飛機(jī)包裝起來(lái)，一部分一部分地搬回法國(guó)。

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey

Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.

一群熱心人計(jì)劃修復(fù)這架飛機(jī)。