Ⅰ 求新概念英語二中英吉利海峽和亡靈返鄉課文~~ 急！！在線等
Across the channel
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five oclock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbies father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbies school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbies mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
黛比.哈特准備明天橫渡英吉利海峽。她打算早上5點鍾從法國海岸出發。黛比只有11歲，她希望創一項新的世界紀錄。她是一個游泳能手，很多人認為她一定能成功。黛比的父親將乘一條小船同她一道出發。哈特先生訓練她的女兒已經多年了，明天他將焦急地注視著女兒游過這段漫長的距離到達英國。黛比計劃每兩小時休息一下。她將喝些飲料，但不吃固體食物。黛比的大部分同學將在英國海岸等候她。他們當中還會有黛比的母親，她本人還是個姑娘時，也曾橫渡過英吉利海峽！
The dead return
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. 日本每年過一次「亡靈節」。
This festival is a cheerful occasion, 這個節日是個歡樂的日子，
for on this day, 因為在這一天，
the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. 據說死去的人要回到他們的家裡來，活著的人則對他們表示歡迎。
As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey,food is laid out for them. 因為預料到他們在經過長途旅行之後會感到飢餓，
Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. 所以為他們擺放好了食品。特製的燈籠掛在各家的門外，為的是幫助亡靈看清道路。
All night long,people dance and sing. 整個夜晚人們載歌載舞。
In the early morning, 一大早，
the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. 人們便把為死者擺放的食品扔進河中或海里，因為人們認為活著的人吃了這些東西是不吉利的。
In towns that are near the sea, 在靠海的城鎮中，
the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, 頭天夜裡街上掛著些小燈籠，
are placed into the water when the festival is over. 在節日後就放在了水裡。
Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. 成千上萬只燈籠慢慢漂向大海，指引著亡靈返回另一個世界。
This is a moving spectacle, 這是一個感人的場面，
for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more. 人們成群地佇立在海岸上，注視著燈籠遠去，直到再也看不見為止。
第二篇沒找到中英文分開的。