一、课文导读
本课学习目标
今天我们要学习的是新概念英语第二册的第三十六课,标题是 "Across the Channel"(横渡海峡)。
这是一个关于挑战和亲情的故事——黛比·哈特明天将试图横渡英吉利海峡。她今年只有11岁,立志成为有史以来横渡英吉利海峡最年轻的人。她父亲是个游泳健将,曾在1953年横渡海峡。明天一早,她的朋友们将集合在维多利亚海岸的英国侧为她送行。黛比的父亲将随同她乘坐一条小船。在黛比漫长的游泳过程中,他会密切关注着她。每隔十分钟,他们会向她扔一个水瓶,让她喝几口。黛比计划明天下午5点在法国上岸。她说她对此次挑战并不紧张,反而觉得非常兴奋,因为她已为此训练了多年,并且父亲会一直陪伴在她身边。
本课的重点知识点包括:
一般将来时的多种表达方式(核心语法)——will, be going to, be to do, be about to do, 现在进行时表将来
set out / set off的用法
plan to do / intend to do / hope to do等表示计划的动词
so...that...结果状语从句的复习
between / among的区别
at the age of(在...岁时)的表达
swim across / sail across / fly across等横渡的表达
文化背景:横渡英吉利海峡
英吉利海峡(English Channel)位于英国和法国之间,最窄处多佛尔海峡(Strait of Dover)仅有34公里宽。横渡英吉利海峡是游泳爱好者的终极挑战之一,需要克服寒冷的海水、强大的洋流和疲劳。史上第一位横渡英吉利海峡的人是马修·韦伯船长,他于1875年用时21小时45分钟完成。课文中的Debbie年仅11岁,立志成为最年轻的横渡者,展现了非凡的勇气和决心。
二、课文原文
Lesson 36 Across the Channel
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 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.
参考译文
黛比·哈特将于明天横渡英吉利海峡。她打算早上5点钟从法国海岸出发。黛比只有11岁,她希望创一项新的世界纪录。她是一个游泳能手,很多人认为她一定能成功。黛比的父亲将乘一条小船随她出发。哈特先生训练她的女儿已经多年了,明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国。黛比每两小时停下来休息一会儿。她将喝点饮料,但不吃固体食物。黛比的多数同学将在英国海岸等候她。他们当中还会有黛比的母亲,她本人还是个姑娘时,也曾横渡过英吉利海峡!
三、本课核心词汇
record n. 记录
strong adj. 强壮的
a strong swimmer 游泳健将
指能力强,也可指力量大
succeed v. 成功
train v. 训练
anxiously adv. 焦急地
watch anxiously 焦急地注视着
anxious adj. 焦急的
anxiety n. 焦虑
intend v. 打算
intend to do sth. 打算做某事
= plan to do
rest n./v. 休息
take short rests 短暂休息
have a rest 休息一下
solid adj. 固体的
solid food 固体食物
反义:liquid 液体的
among prep. 在...之中
coast n. 海岸
the English coast 英国海岸
见第33课