Trip on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

山东新泰新汶一中 孙启禄

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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge opened in October 2018，making it possible to travel directly by car or bus from Hong Kong to Macao.The HKZM Bridge is a highway with three cablestayed bridges and an undersea tunnel，so it's not technically acontinuousbridge.However youclassifyit，at 55-kilometres long it's the longest fixed link in the world.

I first became aware of the bridge on a flight to Hong Kong.Looking out the window I saw a very long highway in the Pearl River Delta that wasseeminglynot connected to any land.Then I saw thisartificialisland where the road disappeared into.

I've been following the construction of this project，so when it finally opened I planned to see it for myself on my next visit to Hong Kong.I was wondering what it would feel like to travel on a bridge without seeing the end， and to go in an undersea tunnel， which made me a little nervous at the thought.

There are buses running every 5 minutes and there wasn't a queue to wait for a bus.This was early days in the history of the bridge，so it may become busier in the future.

There are regular coaches and double-decker buses running this route.I was hoping to get on a double-decker bus and get a front seat at the top.I didn't wait around though and instead just got on the firstavailablebus.I ended up getting a second row seat，which was suitable enough for taking photos.

The road goes by the airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok，and from there the journey across the sea begins.The road is three lanes across plus an emergency lane in each direction.With the bridge being eight lanes wide it felt safe and comfortable.After about 10 minutes we came up to the island of the tunnelentrance,in the middle of the sea.

The busdisplaysthe speed on the front like a clock，and it never went over 80km/h during the whole trip.The trip through the tunnel takes about five minutes.It was a comfortable trip and it helped that there was no traffic，but I was happy to see daylight again.

Before arriving at the mainland city of Zhuhai the road forks for Macao and Zhuhai，avoiding the complications of sending traffic to Macao via the mainland.The total driving time from Hong Kong to Macao was 37 minutes.

Reading Check

Read the text and find the right answer.

What made the author a little nervous?

A.His flight to Hong Kong.

B.Seeing the endless bridge.

C.Traveling in an undersea tunnel.

D.Sitting in a second row seat.

Language Study

Vocabulary

1.continuous adj.连续的

2.classify v.分类；归类

3.seemingly adv.看似

4.artificial adj.人工的

5.available adj.可获得的6.entrance n.入口

7.display v.显示；展示

Difficult sentences

1.I've been following the construction of this project，________when it finally opened I planned to see it for_______on my next visit to Hong Kong.我一直在关注这个项目的建设，所以当它最终开放时，我就计划在下一次游览香港时亲自看一看。

【点石成金】本句总体上是并列句。第一个分句用的是现在完成进行时，表示作者一直在关注这个项目。空格处所填的是并列连词，和上文的句子构成因果关系；第二空所填的词作介词for的宾语，和句子的主语指的是同一个人。

2.I was wondering________it would feel like to travel on a bridge without_______（see） the end， and to go in an undersea tunnel，________made me a little nervous at the thought.我在想，在看不到尽头的桥上和在海底的隧道里旅行会是什么样的感觉，一想到这我就感到有点紧张。

【点石成金】本句结构比较复杂。I was wondering是主句，第一空所填的词引导宾语从句并在从句中作feel like的宾语；without...是介词短语作状语，故第二空所填的词是非谓语动词形式；第三空所填的词引导非限制性定语从句并在从句中作主语，指代前面的整个句子。