美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-6-17

 

From Canada, we`re moving across the Atlantic to Switzerland, where the longest, deepest tunnel in the world is now open. It`s named the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It`s 35 miles long and runs underneath<sup>1</sup> the Swiss Alps. In some places, it`s one and a half miles deep and the trains that traverse² it hit speeds of up to 155 miles per hour.

现在，我们把视线从加拿大跨越大大西洋，转移到瑞士。全球最长的铁路隧道——瑞士圣哥达隧道正式开通。其隧道的35英里要穿越瑞士阿尔卑斯山。在有些区域，隧道深达1.5英里，火车以150英里/时的速度穿过隧道。

Will it save time? Yes. Officials say trains will be able to get from Zurich, Switzerland, to Milan, Italy, about an hour faster on this route than trains on other routes.在

这会节省时间吗?当然会。官员表示，与其他线路相比，这条隧道上的列车从苏黎世到达米兰的时间减少了一小时。

Would it help in other ways? Yes. Officials say freight³ will be moved more quickly, more efficiently⁴ and more reliably.

在其他方面这条隧道会有帮助吗? 官方表示运送将会更加的快捷、高效、可靠。

What was the cost? The tunnel took seventeen years and $12 billion to build, about 2,600 people worked on it along the way.

那么成本代价是多少?修建这条隧道耗时17年，斥资120亿美元，动用2600名工人。

1 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

2 traverse   

n.横贯，横木；v.横过，铭刻

参考例句：

• We traverse the desert by truck.我们乘卡车横穿沙漠。
• I have no intention to traverse that ground in my present lecture.在这次演讲中我不打算详细讨论这一点。

3 freight   

n.货物，货运；vt.运送（货物）看，装货于

参考例句：

• Tons of freight were flown into this airport every day.每天有许多吨货物被空运到这个机场。
• There is ten yuan in the bill for freight.发票中包括运费十元。

4 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。