新概念英语美音版第二册:Lesson 36 Across the Channel

Lesson 36 Across the Channel
横渡海峡
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What is Debbie going to try to do?
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
黛比.哈特准备明天横渡英吉利海峡。
She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning.
她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发。
Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
黛比只有11岁，她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
她是一个游泳能手，很多人认为她一定能成功。
Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat.
黛比的父亲将乘一条小船同她一道出发。
Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了，
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
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。
Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
她将喝些饮料，但不吃固体食物。
Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
黛比的大部分同学将在英国海岸等候她。
Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
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！