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World’s longest rail tunnel to open 世界最長鐵路隧道即將開通
An unusual kind of race 英國泰特伯裡鎮舉行“扛羊毛袋比賽”
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The world’s largest railway tunnel opens in Switzerland on Wednesday after nearly two decades of construction. The Gotthard base tunnel, 57 kilometres long, will carry high-speed trains through the heart of the Alps.
歷時近二十年的施工，位於瑞士的世界規模最大的鐵路隧道將在周三開通。哥達基線隧道全長57公裡，它能讓高速列車穿過阿爾卑斯山脈的核心地帶。
The annual running of the Tetbury Wool Sack Races: Competitors have to climb Gumstool Hill carrying a sack of wool. The men are lifting 27 kilos – the women carry 16 kilos. They run 220 metres up the hill. Tetbury was once a thriving wool town, hence this – a way of showing one’s strength.
英國泰特伯裡鎮舉行瞭一年一度的“扛羊毛袋比賽”：參賽者的任務是背著一袋羊毛攀上古姆斯圖爾山，男士搬27公斤，女士搬16公斤。選手們需要跑220米到達山頂處。泰特伯裡鎮曾是一座因生產羊毛而興旺的小鎮，因此對當地人來說，這個比賽是展示力量的一種方式。
詞匯
the heart of
核心
thriving
興旺的
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請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。註意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。
the heart of / thriving
1. Having everybody at the meeting meant we could get to _________ the problem and do something about it.
2. We lived in a ________ village until they closed the school and post office.
答案
1. Having everybody at the meeting meant we could get to the heart of the problem and do something about it.
2. We lived in a thriving village until they closed the school and post office.
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