Lesson36 Across the Channel
Debbie Hart isgoing to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out fromthe French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven yearsold and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer andmany people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father will set out withher in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow hewill 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 todrink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends willbe waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother,whoswamtheChannel herself when she was a girl.
ˈdɛbiː hɑːt ɪz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː swɪm əˈkrɒs ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈʧænl təˈmɒrəʊ. ʃiː ɪz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː sɛt aʊt frɒm ðə frɛnʧ kəʊst æt faɪv əˈklɒk ɪn ðəˈmɔːnɪŋ. ˈdɛbiː ɪz ˈəʊnli ɪˈlɛvn jɪəz əʊld ænd ʃiː həʊps tuː sɛt ʌp ə njuː wɜːld ˈrɛkɔːd. ʃiː ɪz ə strɒŋ ˈswɪmər ænd ˈmɛni ˈpiːpl fiːl ðætʃiː ɪz ʃʊə tuː səkˈsiːd. ˈdɛbiːz ˈfɑːðə wɪl sɛt aʊt wɪð hɜːr ɪn ə smɔːl bəʊt. Mr. hɑːt hæz treɪnd hɪz ˈdɔːtə fɔː jɪəz. təˈmɒrəʊ hiː wɪlbiː ˈwɒʧɪŋ hɜːr ˈæŋkʃəsli æz ʃiː swɪmz ðə lɒŋ ˈdɪstəns tuː ˈɪŋglənd. ˈdɛbiː ɪnˈtɛndz tuː teɪk ʃɔːt rɛsts ˈɛvri tuː ˈaʊəz. ʃiː wɪl hævˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː drɪŋk bʌt ʃiː wɪl nɒt iːt ˈɛni ˈsɒlɪd fuːd. məʊst ɒv ˈdɛbiːz skuːl frɛndz wɪl biː ˈweɪtɪŋ fɔː hɜːr ɒn ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ kəʊst. əˈmʌŋðɛm wɪl biː ˈdɛbiːz ˈmʌðə, huː swæm ðə ˈʧænl hɜːˈsɛlf wɛn ʃiː wɒz ə gɜːl.
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