英語小達人每天10分鐘 28 Lynne Cox

[00:00.06]Unit 6 Lynne Cox 第6單元 琳·考克斯 [00:10.42]Lynne Cox has shattered world swimming records, out swam men and women alike, 琳·考克斯打破過許多世界游泳記錄，不管是男子或女子記錄， [00:15.36]and swam distances never swam before. 而她所游的距離更是前所未有的。 [00:18.05]At the young age of fifteen, she broke the men's and women's records for her 33-mile swim across the English Channel. 她在十五歲時，游過三十三英里遠的英吉利海峽，同時打破男子與女子記錄; [00:27.20]At seventeen, she broke the men's record for swimming the Catalina Channel. 十七歲那年，她打破卡塔利那海峽的男子游泳記錄。 [00:32.10]Her accomplishments hold a special place in hearts around the world. 她的成就在世界上占有一席之地。 [00:37.16]In 1987, she swam the Bering Straight. It is the channel that creates the border between Alaska and Siberia. 一九八七年，她挑戰(zhàn)白令海峽，這是形成阿拉斯加與西伯利亞國境的海峽， [00:46.00]Her swim opened the US-Soviet border for the first time in 48 years. 她的創(chuàng)舉開啟了美國與蘇聯(lián)四十八年來的互通。 [00:51.57]About three months after her swim across the Bering Straight, 在她游過白令海峽三個月后， [00:55.48]Ronald Regan and Mickael Gorbachov met to sign the INF missile treaty. 里根和戈爾巴喬夫碰面，簽署了中程核導(dǎo)彈條約。 [01:01.14]At the signing Gorbachov said, 在簽署時，戈爾巴喬夫說， [01:02.17]“It took a daring American by the name of Lynne Cox just two hours to swim between our countries. “一位勇敢的美國女性琳·考克斯只花兩小時，就從她的國家游到我們的國家， [01:10.28]It shows me just how close our two countries are and the relationship between us is changing.” 讓我知道我們兩國有多近，而且兩國的關(guān)系正在改變?！? [01:17.33]Her ability to beat treacherous waters,withstand freezing temperatures, 她能打敗詭譎多變的海水、忍受冰冷的溫度， [01:22.34]and push her body to such extreme limits inspires people on so many levels. 并將體能推到極限，鼓舞了許多層級的人， [01:28.51]It even can bring countries together! 甚至讓兩個國家重修舊好!

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