新概念英語第二冊（第36課）

Lesson 36 Across the Channel橫渡海峽First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。What is Debbie going to try to do?Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.黛比.哈特準備明天橫渡英吉利海峽。She is going to set out from the French coast at five o"clock in the morning.她打算早上5點鐘從法國海岸出發。Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.黛比只有11歲，她希望創一項新的世界紀錄。She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.她是一個游泳能手，很多人認為她一定能成功。Debbie"s father will set out with her in a small boat.黛比的父親將乘一條小船同她一道出發。Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.哈特先生訓練她的女兒已經多年了，Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.明天他將焦急地注視著女兒游過這段漫長的距離到達英國。Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.黛比計劃每兩小時休息一下。She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.她將喝些飲料，但不吃固體食物。Most of Debbie"s school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.黛比的大部分同學將在英國海岸等候她。Among them will be Debbie"s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.他們當中還會有黛比的母親，她本人還是個姑娘時，也曾橫渡過英吉利海峽！
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