Lesson36AcrosstheChannel横渡海峡
TheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequstion.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
WhatisDebbiegoingtotrytodo?
01:22DebbieHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveoclockinthemorning.Debbieisonlyelevenyearsoldandshehopestosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Debbiesfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.
Mr.Harthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.TomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Debbieintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohours.
Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofDebbiesschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwillbeDebbiesmother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.
参考译文
黛比·哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡。她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发.黛比只有11岁，她希望创一项新的世界纪录。她是一个游泳能手，很多人认为她一定能成功。黛比的父亲将乘一条小船同她一道出发.
哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了，明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国。黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
她将喝些饮料，但不吃固体食物。黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。他们当中还会有黛比的母亲，她本人还是个姑娘时，也曾横渡过英吉利海峡！
recordn.记录
strongadj.强壮的
swimmern.游泳运动员
succeedv.成功
trainv.训练
anxiouslyadv.焦急地
intendv.打算
solidadj.固体的，硬的
Exercise练习:
1Icametoa______decisionandIwillnotchangemymind.
2Istoodonthebridgeand______theboatspassingby.
3MayI______yourphotographalbum?
4Theiceinthepondisso______thatyoucanwalktoit.
5Itriedtopersuadehimbutheremained______.