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新概念 2 L36 Across the Channel 横渡海峡

词汇

record n. 记录
- break the record
- hold the record
- recorder 录音机
succeed vi. 成功
- succeed in doing （设法）成功做了 = manage to do
  飞机成功着陆在海岸上。The plane succeeded in landing on the coast.
- fail to do 未能做某事
success n. 成功
- failure /ˈfeɪljər/ n. 失败
anxiously ad. 焦急地
- anxious a. 焦急的
- be anxious about 对…极其担心，忧虑
- be anxious to do = want to do very much
  - I am anxious to hear from you.
- = be eager to do
intend v. 打算
- intend to do
- I intend to buy a flat next year.
  = be going to do
  = be going
  = plan to do
liquid a. 液体的
- liquid soap 洗手液

原文

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

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！