Lesson36 Across the Channel（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 36 Across the Channel Listen and answer these questions. 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 themorning. 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. New words and expressions record n. 记录 strong adj. 强壮的 swimmer n. 游泳运动员 succeed v. 成功 train v. 训练 anxiously adv. 焦急地 intend v. 打算 solid adj. 固体的，硬的 record n. 记录；vt. 记录 recorder n. 录音机 break the record 破记录 set up a record = make a record 创记录 hold the record = keep the record 保持记录 equalize the record 平记录 (equalize vt.使相等, 补偿) 如果同一词音节落在第一个音节的重音, 肯定是名词; 重音落在第二个音节肯定是动词. record n. 记录；vt. 记录 present n. 礼物；adj. 现在的； v. 赠送 desert n. 沙漠； v. 废弃 strong adj. 强壮的 象牛一样壮(马) as strong as a horse strong wind 大风； heavy rain 大雨 (隐示不是很瘦, 结实) strong girl 意志坚强 strong mind Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见, 心不烦 succeed v. 成功 succeed in doing sth. 做……成功 success n. 成功, 成功的人 successful adj. 成功的 be successful in doing sth fail v. 失败 fail to do sth. 做……失败 failure n. 失败, 失败者, 缺乏, intend v. 打算 intend to do sth.＝be going to do sth. 打算做某事 be going to 的基本用法： 1）表打算 2）表即将 The iceberg is going to crack! 3）表决心 He is not going to have this. 4）表肯定 Her sister is going to have a baby. 5）表可能 It's going to wind. 1.She hopes to set up a