What is Debbie going to try to do?

Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She isgoing to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie isonly eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is astrong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's fatherwill set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter foryears. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distanceto England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will havesomething to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's schoolfriends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will beDebbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

New words and expressions 生词与短语

record n. 记录新概念英语课件下载

strong adj. 强壮的

swimmer n. 游泳运动员

succeed v. 成功

train v. 训练

anxiously adv. 焦急地

intend v. 打算

solid adj. 固体的，硬的

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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!

(兼职编辑：张博)