36_Across_the_Channel

36 Across the Channel¶

Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock 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(v.). Debbie's 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 Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

Words¶

anxiously /ˈæŋkʃəsli/ 忧虑地
as /æz/ 当
intends /ˌɪnˈtɛndz/ 打算
Among /əˈmʌŋ/ 在...中间

Expressions¶

set up a new world record 创建一个新的世界纪录
break the record 打破记录
as strong as a horse 力大如牛
strong like a horse 像马一样强壮
succeed in doing sth. 成功做成某事
train sb. to do sth. 训练某人做某事
intend to do sth. 打算做某事
hope to do sth. 希望做某事
be sure to do sth. 一定会做某事
take some rests/a rest 休息一下