初中英语人教版初三年级上册08

[00:41.98]YOUNGEST SWIMMER¹ TO CROSS CHANNEL²
[01:09.72]lilida,a 12-year-old schoolboy³,
[01:14.87]first tried to cross the Qiongzhou Channel in June,2000.
[02:08.13]But he failed⁴ after swimming for 12 hours.
[02:56.09]On May 17,2001,his 13th birthday, his dream⁵ came⁶ true⁷.
[03:20.88]He became⁸ the youngest person⁹
[03:24.83]ever to cross the channel between Hainnan  Island and the mainland¹⁰.
[03:50.50]The boy set¹¹ off¹² at 6:02 in the morning
[04:05.47]He stepped¹³ into the South China Sea from a beach in Xuwen,Guangdong.
[04:30.84]Three men swam together with him.
[04:45.99]Li was¹⁴ swimming quite fast before 10:30.
[04:59.47]Then he slowed down as  the wind became stronger and the waves¹⁵ higher.
[05:44.71]Druing the crossing he ate¹⁶ some food and had¹⁷ several¹⁸ drinks.
[06:03.08]By 2 p.m.he could¹⁹ see a high  building in Haikou.
[06:23.35]He went on swimming for another two hours before he finished²⁰ his journey²¹.
[06:54.90]A big crowd²² of people were waiting for him on the beach.
[07:09.77]Among them were his parents.
[07:16.61]They were very proud²³ of their son.
[07:28.97]His teacher,Mr Feng,spoke highly²⁴ of his  student.
[07:43.93]"He is not only the pride²⁵ of our school,
[07:48.79]but also the pride of all the  people in Hainan,"he said²⁶.
[08:46.86]YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL²⁷ YOU TRY
[08:58.12]You never know until you try; And you never try unless²⁸ you really try.
[09:27.28]You give it your best shot²⁹; You do the best you can.
[09:47.13]And if you've done everything In your power³⁰,
[09:57.79]The truth³¹ of the matter is That you haven't failed at all.
[10:12.44]When you reach³² for your dreams³³,
[10:16.20]No matter what they may be,
[10:20.04]You grow from the reaching³⁴;
[10:24.61]You learn from the trying;
[10:28.74]You win form³⁵ the doing.   La/no Parsons

1 swimmer   

n.游泳者

参考例句：

• He is not a good swimmer.他不是一个棒游泳者。
• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。

2 channel   

n.(无线电、电视)波段；波道；频道

参考例句：

• There will be a special on Channel 8 tonight.今晚八频道电视有特别节目。
• The channel is 20 miles across.海峡宽20英里。

3 schoolboy   

n.(中、小学的)男学生，学童

参考例句：

• Tom is an 8-year-old schoolboy.汤姆是个八岁的男生。
• Bob is a fine type of schoolboy.鲍勃是男生的典范。

4 failed   

adj.失败了的，不成功的v.在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )；衰退；衰弱；破产

参考例句：

• The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。
• The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。

5 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

6 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

7 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

8 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

9 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

10 mainland   

n.大陆，本土

参考例句：

• The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.新的桥梁将把该岛与大陆连接在一起。
• Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on mainland.香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于大陆。

11 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

12 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

13 stepped   

v.举步，行走，跨步( step的过去式和过去分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• The ice cracked as I stepped onto it. 我一踩冰就裂了。
• She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. 介绍完毕后她就登上讲台。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

15 waves   

n.波( wave的名词复数 )；挥手；涌现的人（或事物）；汹涌的行动（或思想）态势v.飘扬，摇摆，起伏( wave的第三人称单数 )；（一端固定地）飘扬；挥手指引；挥动…示意

参考例句：

• The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
• radio waves from outer space 来自外层空间的无线电波

16 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

17 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

18 several   

adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的

参考例句：

• Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
• Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

19 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

20 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

21 journey   

n.旅行，旅程；路程

参考例句：

• She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
• The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。

22 crowd   

n.群众，一伙，一堆；vi.拥挤，挤满，挤进；vt.挤满，将...塞进，催促

参考例句：

• There was a large crowd to send him off.一大群人为他送行。
• A crowd of people were waiting in front of the gate.一大群人在门前等着。

23 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

24 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

25 pride   

n.骄傲，自豪；引以自豪的东西；vt.以…自豪

参考例句：

• Their son is their pride and joy.儿子是他们的快乐和骄傲。
• I didn't hurt your pride on purpose.我不是故意伤害你的自尊心。

26 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

27 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

28 unless   

conj.如果不，除非

参考例句：

• You will fail unless you work hard.如果你不积极工作，就会失败。
• Don't ask me to explain unless you really don't understand.不要叫我解释，除非你真的不懂。

29 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。

30 power   

n.电力，动力；能力，力量，权力

参考例句：

• He lost his power of speech.他失去了说话的能力。
• It is not in my power to do that.做那事非我力所能及。

31 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

32 reach   

n.延伸，范围，河段；vt.到达，伸出，延伸，取得联系；vi.延伸

参考例句：

• The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
• Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗？

33 dreams   

n.梦( dream的名词复数 )；出神；梦幻状态；抱负v.做梦，向往( dream的第三人称单数 )；想到，料到；[常用于疑问句或否定句]考虑到，想到，料到；虚度（光阴），（在空想中）度过（时间），迷迷糊糊地度过（与 away,out 连用）

参考例句：

• Dreamers do not always remember their dreams. 做梦的人并不总能记住自己的梦。
• Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist. 梦境可以成为艺术家灵感的丰富源泉。

34 reaching   

v.到达( reach的现在分词 )；联络；伸出手臂，延伸

参考例句：

• a child reaching adulthood 已成年的孩子
• He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision. 他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。

35 form   

n.形式，形状，表格；v.形成，组成，建立

参考例句：

• It is an art form.它是一种艺术形式。
• My garden is in the form of a square.我的花园是方形的。