英伦广角 2013-02-02 英国HS2高铁计划引争议

 The leafy lanes that make up much of one of the UK's wealthiest constituency.P takes its name from stately home within its boundaries and it's represented by none other than the chancellor¹ George Osborne.But even his political supporters here have their doubts about the route of the high-speed rail link.

We are living in a of countryside as you can well say,yeah,adjacent to,so no doubt all the areas around us.And depend on whether it's elevated,if it's elevated,what about the landscape.

The northern section of the rail link will connect Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester with the north-western line running via Manchester airport.

The affluent² treasure town of north verdice is somewhich between the Welsh mountains on one side and the peak district on the other,so you'd expected there to be some concerns about what is a massive infrastructure³ project and according to some experts with good reasons.

Interfering⁴ with nature especially sensitive areas,says one naturalist,can cause irreversible damage.

And if you interfere⁵ with something that has been present for a long time like ancient woodland,there will be many,many species,all the very complex will have interactions.And that means you stand to a lot of diversities at a stroke.

But the rail link will slash⁶ journey time which in London of the north,boosting regeneration and bringing great economic rewards say supporters.It's a point well recognized among those we spoketo in Leeds.

I think Leeds deserves the high-speed train to London.A lot of my family commute⁷ London and I think the high-speed train will be helpful.

Isn't it a great job and it's a good thing.I'm for it.

Nothing divides public opinion like a project such as the rail link,attracting new comers in industry while at the same time protecting countryside tranquility will be no easy feet.

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

5 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

6 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

7 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。