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Lesson 36 Across the Channel 橫渡海峽

Erna 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. Erna is only fourteen years old and she hopes tbeo set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Erna'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. Erna intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Erna's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

• be going to do / be sth
  • to intend to do or be something in the future 將要做／成為爷恳；打算做／成為

  I'm not going to mend his shirt for him.
  I'm going to be a famous popular singer.
  - to be certain or expected to happen in the future 肯定會做／成為悯搔；預(yù)期會做／成為
  > They're going to have a baby in the spring.
  > The forcast said it was going to be hot but sunny tomorrow.

• be sure to do (事情的發(fā)生)一定，必然 If you say that something is sure to happen, you are emphasizing your belief that it will happen.

  With over 80 beaches to choose from, you are sure to find a place to lay your towel. 有 80 多個(gè)海灘可供選擇，你一定能找到一處滿意的妒貌。
  Anyone who goes food shopping without a list is sure to forget the things they really need.任何人如果采購食物時(shí)沒列清單的話，肯定會忘了真正需要的東西铸豁。

• anxiously 焦慮的;憂慮的;不安的 If you are anxious, you are nervous or worried about something. 只有這個(gè)有副詞形式

  They are waiting anxiously to see who will succeed him.他們焦急地等待著看誰會接替他上任灌曙。

• as 同時(shí) If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.

  he was watching her as she swam.

• intend to do 計(jì)劃打算 If you intend to do something, you have decided or planned to do it.

  We intend to go to Australia next year.
  I intend to spend the night there.我打算在那兒過夜。

• school friends 學(xué)友;同窗;校友 at the same school as you, used to be at the same school as you

  She met up with some of her old (= former) school friends.

• Among them will be Erna's mother
  • 完成倒裝 將表語和地點(diǎn)狀語(多為介詞短語)置于句首加以強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)节芥，其后通常用倒裝語序

  Among them will be my friend Jim.
  Around the lake are some tall trees.

From Erna's View:

I am going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow and I have planned it for two years. All I wish is to set up a new world record. I started learning 'swimming'[=> to swim] six years ago when I was nine years old. My father is 'a coach of swimming'[=> a swimming instructor] and he always trained me hard. I will set out from French coast on five o'clock and my father will be following me by a small boat to ensure my safty. I intend to take rests every two hours and have something to drink. I will not eat anything solid. Most of my school friends will be waiting for me on ''[=> the] English coast and among them will be my mother who swam across the Channel when she was a girl of my age.

Knowledges

• learn
  • learn to swim
  • learn Enlgish
• 教練
  • swimming/ski/driving instructor 指導(dǎo)人家掌握技能的人
  • tennis/footbal coach 一般指球隊(duì)的掌門
  • trainer 教人或動(dòng)物掌握技能去就業(yè)的

From Hart's View:

My daughter Erna will set up a new world record 'of'[=> in] swimming across the English Channel fastest tomorrow. I feel that she is sure to make it as well as many people do. I had trained her for years and now he is a strong swimer like her mother, who swam across the Channel as she was twelve. Tomorrow I am going to set out with Erna in a small boat at five o'clock. I will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to Egnland. We intend to take rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Her mother and most of her schoolfriends will be waiting for her on the English coast.

Knowledges

• record n.
  • 紀(jì)錄在刺，最好成績 A record is the best result

  a world record of 9.9 seconds
  a world record in sth / doing sth

• train v.
  • train sb to do sth 訓(xùn)練sb做某事
  • sb train to do / in xxx / as xx sb訓(xùn)練做某事, 成為xx

    She trains to bake.
    She trains in baking.
    She trains as a baker.

• like / as: Before a noun or noun phrase, don't say 'as', say like
  • He hopes to become a teacher like his father.
  • He hopes to become a teacher as his father hopes.

Remembers

• 教練
  • swimming/ski/driving instructor 指導(dǎo)人家掌握技能的人
  • tennis/footbal coach 一般指球隊(duì)的掌門
  • trainer 教人或動(dòng)物掌握技能去就業(yè)的
• intend to do 計(jì)劃打算 If you intend to do something, you have decided or planned to do it.

  We intend to go to Australia next year.
  I intend to spend the night there.我打算在那兒過夜。

任務(wù)時(shí)間: 2017-01-18
(作文時(shí)間: 2017-01-19, 耗時(shí): 120 分鐘)

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