Lesson 36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽 What is Debbie going to try to do? Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five oclock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbies father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbies school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbies mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl. 黛比.哈特準(zhǔn)備明天橫渡英吉利海峽。她打算早上5點(diǎn)鐘從法國海岸出發(fā)。黛比只有11歲，她希望創(chuàng)一項(xiàng)新的世界紀(jì)錄。她是一個(gè)游泳能手，很多人認(rèn)為她一定能成功。黛比的父親將乘一條小船同她一道出發(fā)。哈特先生訓(xùn)練她的女兒已經(jīng)多年了，明天他將焦急地注視著女兒游過這段漫長的距離到達(dá)英國。黛比計(jì)劃每兩小時(shí)休息一下。她將喝些飲料，但不吃固體食物。黛比的大部分同學(xué)將在英國海岸等候她。他們當(dāng)中還會(huì)有黛比的母親，她本人還是個(gè)姑娘時(shí)，也曾橫渡過英吉利海峽！ record n. 記錄 strong adj. 強(qiáng)壯的 swimmer n. 游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員 succeed v. 成功 train v. 訓(xùn)練 anxiously adv. 焦急地 intend v. 打算 solid adj. 固體的，硬的