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 succeed. 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 solid2 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.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
record n. 记录
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
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！
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自学导读
1．…she hopes to set up a new world record．……她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
set up 是个固定短语，它的含义之一为“创立”、“建立”，可以指某个具体的事物，如set up a school（创建一所学校），也可以指
抽象的，如某个机构、组织等。 a world record 常用于指体育方面的世界纪录。
2．…many people fee1 that she is sure to succeed．……很多人认为她一定能成功。
（1） feel在此处为及物动词，表示“认为”、“相信”等：
Tom feels that he can pass the examination3.
汤姆认为他能通过这次考试。
My parents feel that they can believe in you.
我父母认为他们可以信赖你。
（2） sure在这里表示“一定会”、“必定会”，
后面通常跟带to的不定式：
Billy is sure to win the race.
比利一定会赢得这场比赛。
If you don’t work hard, you are sure to fail in the next exam.
你如果不用功学习，下次考试肯定会不及格。
3．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。
这句话中主句的时态为将来进行时（cf．第13课语法），时间状语从句表示的虽然也是将来的动作，但用的是一般现在时，再如：
I’ll be meeting her at the station when she arrives tomorrow.
她明天到达时我将在车站接她。
When you come back to the village next year, you’ll have a great surprise.
等明年你回村时，你会大吃一惊的。
4．Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. 黛比计划每
两小时休息一下。
（1） rest作“休息”讲时，可以是可数名词，也可以是不可数名词：
Today is my day of rest.
今天是我的休息日。
After a long rest, he went on with his work.
在好好休息一下之后，他又继续工作了。
（2） every用在表示时间的名词之前时可译为“每”：
Debbie phones her mother every three days.
黛比每隔两天给她母亲打次电话。
语法 Grammar in use
将来时
going to和will 一样也常用来预言将发生的事。口语里经常用going to，
尤其指不久即将发生的事，但在正式的书面语中通常
用will而不用 going to。在非正式语体中，要表示意图、打算时，一般多用going to而不用will；going to 有时可以表示说话人也许对即将发生的事预先有所了解：
He has decided4 not to buy a house because he’s going to leave the country soon.
他决定不买房子，因为他不久将离开这个国家。（可能预先有所了解）
They’re going to be married soon.
他们不久将结婚。（表示预先有所了解）
如果表示说话时决定去做某事，或者表示建议、请求、肯定或不肯定等含义时，要用will而不用 going to：
Ask him again. Perhaps he’ll change his mind.
再问他一次，也许他会改变主意。
