??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.

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　　黛比·哈特预备明日横渡英吉利海峡。她方案早上5点钟从法国海岸启航. 黛比只需11岁， 她期望创一项新的世界纪录。她是一个游水能手， 许多人认为她必定能成功。黛比的父亲将乘一条小舟同她一道启航.

哈特先生逊的女儿现已多年了， 明日他将着急地凝视着女儿游过这段绵长的间隔抵达英国。黛比方案每两小时歇息一下。

她将喝些饮料， 但不吃固体食物。 黛比的大有些同学将在英国海岸等候她。他们傍边还会有黛比的母亲， 她自己仍是个姑娘时， 也曾横渡过英吉利海峡！