Lesson 36

Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
黛比·哈特打算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.
她打算在早晨五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.
黛比只有十一岁，她希望创造一项新的世界纪录。
She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
她是一个强壮的游泳者，许多人都觉得她肯定会成功。
Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat.
黛比的父亲将和她一起乘小船出发。
Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years.
哈特先生多年来一直在训练他的女儿。
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
明天，当她游向英国这段长距离时，他将焦急地注视着她。
Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
黛比打算每两小时休息一下。
She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
她将要喝点东西，但她不会吃任何固体食物。
Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.
大多数黛比的校友都将在英国海岸等她。
Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
在他们之中将会有黛比的母亲，她本人在还是个女孩时就曾游过英吉利海峡。