初中英语人教版初三年级上册08

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[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