环球慢速英语 马尔马雷计划(6)

Voice 2: Finding¹ the port is like a good dream for archaeologists. But, it is a bad dream for the engineers working on the Marmaray Project. It may be a long time before the engineers can finish the underground tunnel. Haluk says

声音2：对考古学家来说，发现这个海港就像是一场美梦。但是对马尔马雷计划的工程师来说，这一发现却是恶梦。工程师要花很长时间才能建成地下隧道。哈鲁克表示，

Voice 5: "It is true that I lose sleep over this. I worry we will not finish by 2010. The archaeologists’ dig is the only thing that can delay the Marmaray project."

声音5：“的确，我因为这件事失眠了。我担心我们不能在2010年完成任务。考古学家的挖掘工作是唯一可以推迟马尔马雷计划的事情。”

Voice 1: The archaeologists’ work was supposed to end four months ago. But, after finding the port, they will continue their work until it is finished. Archaeologist Gokcay said

声音1：考古学家的工作原本计划在4个月前结束。但是，在发现了海港之后，他们将继续工作，直到任务完成。考古学家高凯表示，

Voice 4: "The Marmaray team cannot spread their cement² or tunnel any deeper here. They have to wait for us. And I will continue my work here until we find the last object made by human hands. It is impossible to accept anything else."

声音4：“马尔马雷计划团队不能在这里铺设水泥，也不能向更深的地方开凿隧道。他们必须等待我们结束工作。我将继续在这里工作，直到我们发现最后一块人类用手制造的物品。接受其他事情是不可能的。”

1 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

2 cement   

n.水泥；胶结材料；vt.粘结；巩固

参考例句：

• We need 100 tons of cement at most for this project.这项工程满打满算有一百吨水泥就足够了。
• Let's cement the parts together.咱们来把这些部件粘接在一起吧。