道路设计-----外文翻译.doc

History of Road Design
Firstly let me apologise for this page. It is largely text based due to the nature of it and if reading is difficult then I am sorry. This is due solely to the material covered and is the only page in the series. This is not typical as the rest have graphics or images to keep you amused. Secondly this page is very much a history of road building in the United Kingdom．
The first road builders of any significance in Western Europe were the Romans, who saw the ability to move quickly as essential for both military and civil reasons. It is from the Romans that the term highway comes as all their roads were elevated 1m above the local level of the land. This was to minimise the risk of an ambush, as was the best known characteristic of the roads, their lack of corners. The standards set by


道路设计的历史
首先,让我对本栏目作一介绍。由于本文基本上是以自然知识为基础，所以如果读起来感到困难的话，我感到抱歉。这是由于本文仅仅涉及本专业的材料背景和理论知识，而不像一般的带有图解的或图像的文章那样可以使你保持兴趣。第二，这个专栏是一段有关欧洲筑路的历史。
在西欧诸国中，第一个开始修筑道路的是那些罗马人，他们注意到很快地移动对军队和公民的都是必要的。那些具有标志性的公路是罗马人将全部的地区级道路提升1m后形成的。这些将减小伏兵埋伏的风险，照现在的样子也可以看到道路的最显著的特征就是很少有转弯处。按照罗马人制定的标准，以后修建的道路一直是那样直到罗马帝国消失。