March 7,1994,finally connecting
Britain to the European continent. 它于1994年3月7日正式开通,将 英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。
building. • 我们看到一辆卡车开到我们楼前停住。
• 8. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun. 42年以后,隧道实际已经开始建了。
• 9. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
• I suggested (that) he (should) go home. (that, should 都可省略)
• insist作“坚持”讲时用法同suggest
• He insisted that I should stay to lunch. 他坚 持要我留下来吃晚饭.
• 7. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. draw in ( = take in ) 吸入、吸进
• 10. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. 世界不得不再等将近100年才看到海峡 隧道竣工。
• wait for sb.
• wait (for) some times
• I have waited for you (for) five minutes.