环球慢速英语 马尔马雷计划(1)

The Marmaray Project

马尔马雷计划

Voice 1: Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight¹ program. I'm Liz Waid.

声音1：欢迎收听本期重点报道节目。我是利兹·韦德。

Voice 2: And I'm Rebekah Schipper.

声音2：我是瑞贝卡·席佩尔。

Voice 1: One hundred and fifty years ago the Sultan leader of Istanbul, Turkey had an idea. Istanbul is a city divided by water. One side is on the Asian continent. And the other side is on the European continent. The water of the Bosphorus Straights flows between the two sides. The Sultan wanted to connect the two sides with an underwater² tunnel³. But, he never completed the project.

声音1：150年前，土耳其伊斯坦布尔苏丹想出了个主意。伊斯坦布尔这座城市被水域隔开。一边属于亚洲大陆。另一边属于欧洲大陆。博斯普鲁斯海峡的水在两边之间流动。苏丹希望用地下隧道将两边连接起来。但是，他未能完成这项工程。

Voice 2: Today, one hundred and fifty years later, a group of people want to complete the tunnel the Sultan started. They have named this project the Marmaray project. They believe that an underwater tunnel will solve many problems for the city of Istanbul. It is a busy city. There is a lot of traffic. And there are already three bridges that cross the Bosphorus Straights. The engineers want to use the tunnel for a train. The train would help traffic flow better. People can take the train between the two parts of the city instead of using their cars.

声音2：在150年后的今天，一群人希望完成苏丹启动的这个隧道。他们将这项工程命名为马尔马雷计划。他们相信地下隧道将解决伊斯坦布尔市的许多问题。伊斯坦布尔是一座繁忙的城市。交通流量很大。目前已经有三座横跨博斯普鲁斯海峡的桥梁。工程师想让列车从地下隧道通过。列车能帮助缓解交通流量。人们可以乘坐列车在城市两边活动，不用开车。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 underwater   

adj.在水中的；adv.在水下

参考例句：

• I've never seen anyone stay underwater that long.我从没见过有人在水下呆那么久。
• This machine has been specially adapted for use underwater.这机器是为水下使用而特别改装的。

3 tunnel   

n.隧道，地下道；vi.挖隧道；vt.掘隧道于

参考例句：

• They will have to block up the entrance to the tunnel.他们将不得不封闭通往隧道的入口。
• The train passed through a tunnel.火车通过了一条隧道。