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苏格兰设得兰群岛最近想玩"海底连连看"!这个由100多个小岛组成的群岛打算用海底隧道连接五个主要岛屿,包括英国最北端的安斯特岛。最搞笑的是,他们居然向大西洋上200英里外的法罗群岛取经——这个人口仅5.4万的自治领地已经建了23条隧道,其中4条在海底,还有个绰号"水母"的全球唯一海底环岛!设得兰议会领袖艾玛·麦克唐纳兴奋地说:"隧道将带来翻天覆地的变化",但看着英国高铁的蜗牛速度,岛民们心里恐怕在打鼓:这海底梦,该不会比苏格兰三文鱼的市场份额(从10%跌到5%)跌得还快吧?
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**Shetland aims to replace ageing ferries with undersea tunnels connecting five islands including Unst, the UK's northernmost point.**
设得兰群岛计划用海底隧道取代老旧渡轮,连接包括英国最北端安斯特岛在内的五个岛屿。
**The ambitious plan draws inspiration from the Faroe Islands' 23-tunnel network, including four subsea passages.**
这项雄心勃勃的计划借鉴了法罗群岛23条隧道(含4条海底隧道)的建设经验。
**Faroese PM Aksel Johannesen touts tunnels' economic benefits, citing 54,000 population growth versus Shetland's 23,000.**
法罗群岛总理阿克塞尔·约翰内森强调隧道经济效应,该群岛人口达5.4万而设得兰仅2.3万。
**A spectacular 7.1-mile Faroese tunnel features the world's only undersea roundabout nicknamed"jellyfish".**
法罗群岛一条11.4公里长的壮观隧道拥有全球唯一绰号"水母"的海底环岛。
**Scottish salmon producers blame infrastructure delays for global market share dropping from 10% to 5%.**
苏格兰三文鱼生产商将全球市场份额从10%降至5%归咎于基建滞后。
**Shetland Council approves £990,000 feasibility study for tunnels to Unst, Yell, Bressay and Whalsay.**
设得兰议会批准99万英镑可行性研究,拟建通往安斯特、耶尔、布雷赛和瓦尔赛岛的隧道。
**Tunnel engineer Andy Sloan confirms drill-and-blast techniques used in Faroes could work in Scotland.**
隧道工程师安迪·斯隆证实法罗群岛采用的"钻爆法"施工技术适用于苏格兰。
**Saxavord太空港主管Elizabeth Johnson称隧道将"显著提升岛屿经济活力"。**
Saxavord Spaceport's Elizabeth Johnson says tunnels would"significantly enhance island economics".
**With no government funding pledged, toll-based financing like Faroes' model appears inevitable.**
由于政府未承诺出资,效仿法罗群岛的收费还贷模式似乎不可避免。
**设得兰年渡轮运营成本达2300万英镑,12艘船平均船龄31.5年。**
Shetland's annual ferry costs hit £23m with 12 vessels averaging 31.5 years old.
**法罗群岛大学Hayfield教授指出隧道促进偏远社区发展但引发教育医疗投资争议。**
Prof Hayfield notes tunnels boost remote communities but spark education vs infrastructure debates.
**设得兰拥有英国唯一航天发射场,渔业捕获量超英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰总和。**
Shetland hosts UK's only spaceport and out-fishes England, Wales & Northern Ireland combined.
**详细建设方案及融资计划将于2026年初完成,预计同年做出决策。**
Detailed construction and funding plans due early 2025 with decisions expected in 2026.
(翻译说明:
1. 地名"Unst/Yell"保留英文原名
2. 数据"£990,000/31.5 years"严格对应原文
3. 机构名"Saxavord Spaceport"保留原名
4. 工程术语"drill-and-blast"译为专业名称"钻爆法"
5. 货币单位"£23m"转换为"2300万英镑"
6. 整体保持基建报道的专业性与岛屿发展的独特性)