Lesson36 Across the Channel
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 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.
ˈdɛbiː hɑːt ɪz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː swɪm əˈkrɒs ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈʧænl təˈmɒrəʊ. ʃiː ɪz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː sɛt aʊt frɒm ðə frɛnʧ kəʊst æt faɪv əˈklɒk ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ. ˈdɛbiː ɪz ˈəʊnli ɪˈlɛvn jɪəz əʊld ænd ʃiː həʊps tuː sɛt ʌp ə njuː wɜːld ˈrɛkɔːd. ʃiː ɪz ə strɒŋ ˈswɪmər ænd ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl fiːl ðæt ʃiː ɪz ʃʊə tuː səkˈsiːd. ˈdɛbiːz ˈfɑːðə wɪl sɛt aʊt wɪð hɜːr ɪn ə smɔːl bəʊt. Mr. hɑːt hæz treɪnd hɪz ˈdɔːtə fɔː jɪəz. təˈmɒrəʊ hiː wɪl biː ˈwɒʧɪŋ hɜːr ˈæŋkʃəsli æz ʃiː swɪmz ðə lɒŋ ˈdɪstəns tuː ˈɪŋglənd. ˈdɛbiː ɪnˈtɛndz tuː teɪk ʃɔːt rɛsts ˈɛvri tuː ˈaʊəz. ʃiː wɪl hæv ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː drɪŋk bʌt ʃiː wɪl nɒt iːt ˈɛni ˈsɒlɪd fuːd. məʊst ɒv ˈdɛbiːz skuːl frɛndz wɪl biː ˈweɪtɪŋ fɔː hɜːr ɒn ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ kəʊst. əˈmʌŋ ðɛm wɪl biː ˈdɛbiːz ˈmʌðə, huː swæm ðə ˈʧænl hɜːˈsɛlf wɛn ʃiː wɒz ə gɜːl.
set out 出发 set up 建立
Debbie Hart is ready going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set up out from the French Coast at five o'clock. 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 take a boat set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for many 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 don't 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.
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. 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 swim across the long distance to England. Debbie intends to have take a 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.
这一篇主要是set out 和 set up两个词组差别,然后文中两次用到了will be doing,表达一种未来确定的计划
will do:未有计划性的未来,在说话的那一刻决定
i will study hard in the future.(在说话的那一刻下定决定以后要好好学习)
will be doing:计划性的活动已经安排构思好了
i will be studing hard in the future.(已经有怎么实现好好学习的计划步骤)
we'll be moving next week.(已经做好搬家的安排)