1. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
黛比只有11岁，她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
知识点：1) make/set up a record 创一项纪录
2) keep/hold a record 保持一项纪录
3 ) break the record 打破纪录
4) equalize the record 平纪录
2. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
她是一个游泳能手，许多人认为她一定能成功。
知识点1：feel的用法举例：
He seems to feel a bit down today.
他今天好像感到情绪不佳。
I just don’t feel like myself today.
今天我感到身体有些不太舒服。
I feel for him in his troubles.
我对他的困境很同情。
知识点2：比较学习：succeed, prosper, flourish
1) succeed指在某项活动或事业中获得理想的结果。
2) prosper侧重经济上的成功或赚了大钱，如：
Mr. Buffet prospered from his wise share investments.
巴菲特先生由于明智的股票投资赚了不少钱。
3) flourish指形势大好，处于兴旺发达时期，如：
Our great motherland is flourishing with each passing day.
我们伟大的祖国蒸蒸日上。
3. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
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。
知识点：as引导时间状语从句。
