Grammar

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1.听问题选词

 If something is hanging by a thread, it is ....on the rock，unpromising

.....on the rock(加冰 在岩石上 触礁)

cardinal(最重要的 基本的)

stable(稳定的 稳固的 稳重的 马房)

auspicious(吉利的  迹象的)

unpromising(不乐观的 难有好结果的)

2. 选词填空

It's the fifth time I stand on this shore,the Cuban shore, looking out at that distant horizon, believing, again, that I'm going to make it all the way across that vast, dangerous wilderness of an ocean.

Not only have I tried four times, but the greatest swimmers in the world have been trying since 1950, and it's still never been done.

3. 排序

when I turned 60,  it wasn't so much about the athletic accomplishment, it wasn't the ego of " I want to be the first."

 It was how much life is there left?  

Let's face it, we're all on a one-way street, aren't we?

And what are we going to do as we go forward to have no regrets looking back?

4. 

It's the fifth time I stand on this shore, the Cuban shore, looking out at that distant horizon.

I believe that I'm going to make it all the way across that vast, dangerous wilderness of an ocean.

Not only have I tried four times, but the greatest swimmers in the world have been trying since 1950.

However, it's still never been done.

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Speaking

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1. You can chase your dreams at any age, you're never too old.

2.If you're going to take the journey, I'm going to see you through to the end of it.

3. For Nyad, the journey is a personal battle that she can't stop fighting.

4. To see somebody through is to help them during a difficult time.

5.A 15- hour swim is like a regular training swim for her but quite difficult for others.