20160414Acrossthe Channel 横渡海峡
DebbieHart 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