11岁女孩挑战横渡英吉利海峡

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Lesson 36. 第36课

Across the Channel. 横渡英吉利海峡

Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. 黛比·哈特明天要游过英吉利海峡。

She is going to set out from the French coast at 5 o'clock in the morning. 她打算早上5点从法国海岸出发。

Debbie is only 11 years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. 黛比才11岁，她想创个新世界纪录。

She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. 她游泳很厉害，很多人都觉得她肯定能行。

Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. 黛比的爸爸会坐小船陪她一起出发。

Mr Hart has trained his daughter for years. 哈特先生已经训练女儿好多年了。

Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. 明天她游那么远到英国时，他会紧张地看着她。

Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. 黛比打算每两小时短暂休息一下。

She will have something to drink, 她会喝点东西，

but she will not eat any solid food. 但不会吃任何固体食物。

Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. 黛比的大部分同学会在英国海岸等她。

Among them will be Debbie's mother, 其中还有黛比的妈妈，

who swam the channel herself when she was a girl. 她小时候也游过英吉利海峡。