set up world record 创立一个世界记录 train v. 训练  anxiously  adv. 焦急地 intend v. 打算 solid adj. 固体的、硬的

1.What is Debbie going to do tomorrow? Debbie is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.

2.What is Debbie’s hope? she ’hopes is to set up a new world record.

3.What did Debbie’s mother do when she was a girl?  She swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

Language points

she hopes to set up a new world record.  set up: 创建  set up record: 创记录 brake a record 打破记录

例：She broke the world record twice. 他两次打破了世界记录。

He set up a good example to all of us.他为我们大家作出了榜样。

He set up a small company of his own. 他创办了一个小公司。

2.She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.  strong： 擅长

例：He is strong in writing. 他擅长写作

be sure to do sth 肯定能做成…..

Be sure to turn off all the lights when you leave. 你离开的时候一定要把所有的灯都关上。

Many people fell that she will succeed for sure.很多人都认为她一定会成功。

3.Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.

Intend to do sth:有意图做….，打算做什么….这种表达比较正式。 口语化的表达是be going to do sth.或者mind to do sth

every two hours 每两个小时 every other day/week /month/year 每隔一天/一周/一月/ 一年

4.Among them will be Debbie't mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

这是一个倒装句。（Debbie't mother will be Among them）在这里倒装是为了便于后面接一个定语从句。who swam the Channewh用于修饰mather。加一个“，”是为了区别这是一个非限制性的定语从句。用于补充说明，并不是句子中的关键部分。也就是说去掉它主句的意思照样完整。

例：Next month she will start her new job in Shanghai, which is her birthplace.

下个月他将在上海开始他的新工作，上海是他的出生地。

swam the Channel 中的swam 是做及物动词。

例：Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to English.
本句中的swims也是及物动词

Key structures and usage

be going to do sth  打算做….,强调的是主观上的愿望。

将来进行时will be doing sth  不久的将来将要发生….或者是将要做…,而主观上的愿望不如be going to do sth

这两种结构都表示将来计划要做….

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.

Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.

Most of  Debbie 's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.

Like father like son 有其父，必有其子 We with Debbie good luck! 祝Debbie好运!
We keep our fighers across for Debbie. 祝Debbie好运!