介绍:
World's longest tunnel opens deep beneath Swiss Alps
beneath / bɪˈniːθ/ prep. 在…之下 adv. 在下方CET4
inaugurate / ɪ'nɔɡjəret / vt. 创新；开辟；开创；举行开幕典礼CET6
surreal / sə'riəl / adj. 超现实主义的；离奇的；不真实的 TEM8
dignitary / 'dɪɡnɪtɛri / n. 高官；显要人物 adj. 高位的；地位尊荣的TEM8
punctuality / ˌpʌŋktʃʊˈælətɪ / n. 严守时间；正确；规矩 CET6
Seventeen years after construction crews started boring beneath the Swiss Alps, the world's longest, deepest tunnel officially opened.
Fittingly for a project billed as Switzerland's "construction of the century," the Gotthard Base Tunnel was inaugurated amid colorful, sometimes surreal scenes, with visiting dignitaries treated to costumed dancers, fireworks and plenty of yodeling and alphorns.
The 57-kilometer long (35-mile long) tunnel creates a high-speed rail link deep beneath the famous mountain range, connecting northern and southern Europe.
And with characteristic Swiss punctuality, this major engineering feat has been completed on schedule.
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