課文
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 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.
Guinness World Record：吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄
record
- n. 紀(jì)錄
medical records：病歷
set a record：創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄
hold a record：保持紀(jì)錄
break a record：破紀(jì)錄 - v. 記錄，錄音（注意重音）
I've just recorded a new lesson.
recording：n. 錄制品，錄音
strong
- adj. 強(qiáng)壯的，強(qiáng)健的
- adj.（食物）味道濃烈的
- adj. 強(qiáng)勢擅長的
a strong curry：很辣的咖喱
strong subject：擅長的學(xué)科
strong verb：不規(guī)則動(dòng)詞
weak verb：規(guī)則動(dòng)詞
swimmer
n. 游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員
good / strong swimmer：游泳健將
swim：n. / v.
swim - swam - swum
go for a swim
swimming：n.（特指游泳這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)）
succeed
- v. 成功
- v. 接任，接替
success story
success：n.
successful：adj.
succeed：v.
succeed in doing sth.
**train **
- v. 訓(xùn)練，鍛煉
train sb.：訓(xùn)練某人 - n. 火車
by train
anxiously
adv. 焦慮不安地
anxious：adj.
anxious about：對 … 感到焦慮，擔(dān)心
anxious to do sth.：急切希望做某事
anxiety：n.
intend
v. 打算
intend to do sth.：計(jì)劃，打算
it is intended that …：按計(jì)劃
It is intended that all the students will take the exam.
tend：v.
tend to do sth.：易于，往往會(huì)，經(jīng)常會(huì)（不好的事）
solid
- adj. 固體的
- adj. 堅(jiān)固的
- adj. 純色的
having a firm shape - 相對液體、氣體的
solid basis：堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)
solid gold / silver：純金 / 純銀 - n. 固體
Water is known to exist in three different states, as a solid, liquid or gas.
課文講解
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.
at five o'clock in the morning
be going to do：is / am / are going to
所表示的“對將來的預(yù)測”往往暗示與“現(xiàn)在”有緊密聯(lián)系，在說話后不久即將發(fā)生，根據(jù)明顯跡象做出的預(yù)測。
Look at the time, I'm going to miss the bus.
Hold me! I'm going to fall!
will
說話人認(rèn)為某事將要發(fā)生，語氣相對正式
在某種條件之下某事才會(huì)發(fā)生，在帶有條件或時(shí)間狀語從句的主句中，用will.
You will enjoy yourself if you travel by sea.
Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes set up a new world record.
set up a new world record = make a new world record
She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
be sure to do
be sure that：確定
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
he will be watching …：將來進(jìn)行時(shí)
as she swims …：當(dāng) … 的時(shí)候，as引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句
watch & look at & see
watch TV / a game / a play …
I was watching a basketball game last night when suddenly I saw a spider crawling down the wall!
Look at the screen.
see - 看見
look at - 看的動(dòng)作
watch - 持續(xù)時(shí)間通常比look at要長，觀看（正在發(fā)生的事）
She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
solid & firm & stable
solid：相對液體或氣體而言，不流動(dòng)的
firm：穩(wěn)固的，不松動(dòng)的
We must maintain a firm attitude.
stable：（抽象）工作穩(wěn)定，人的性格堅(jiān)定
Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
Debbie's mother will be among them …
方便使用定語從句 - … Debbie's mother, who swam …
句型演練
將來（將要 ... ，打算 ...）
一般將來時(shí)：be going to do / will / shall
intend to do sth.
mean to do sth.
will be doing
*Do you think he intends to sell his car?
He certainly does. He's going to sell it tomorrow.
Do you think they intend to leave?
They certainly do. They're going to leave tomorrow.
Do you think she intends to ask for an explanation?
She certainly does.She's going to ask for an explanation tomorrow.
Do you think he intends to persuade his father?
He certainly does.He's going to persuade his father tomorrow.*
作文
The man on the raft saw the boat so he tried to send a signal. He took off his shirt and waved it but the men on the boat neither saw nor heard him.
No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.
fretted /'fretid/ adj. 焦躁的,
