Across the Channel

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 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.

译文

黛比.哈特打算明天游泳穿过英吉利海峡。她是早上五点从法国这边海岸出发。黛比.哈特虽然只有11岁，但是她希望创造一项新的世界纪录。她是一个很好的游泳能手，大家都认为她会成功的。黛比.哈特的父亲坐在一个小艇中跟着出发。哈特先生训练了他的女儿很多年了。明天他将焦急的注视她游完漫长的全程到达英国。黛比每隔两个小时休息一会。她可以喝一些饮料，但是不能吃固体的食物。很多黛比.哈特学校的朋友在英国那边海岸等着她。他们中有黛比的母亲，当她还是一个小姑娘的时候就一个人游泳穿过英吉利海峡。