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An American woman swam across the English Channel four times in a row
一位美国女子连续四次横渡英吉利海峡，
and set a new world record.
创造了一项新的世界纪录。
Endurance. Sarah Thomas is a professional swimmer and a cancer survivor.
耐力。莎拉·托马斯是一名职业游泳运动员，也是一名癌症幸存者。
Her swim took 54 hours to complete.
她花了54个小时游完全程。

A strong tide in the English Channel increased the distance by 60 percent.
英吉利海峡的一场强潮使游行距离增加了60%。
Professional athlete Lewis Pugh tweeted that Thomas broke the limit of human endurance.
职业运动员刘易斯·普在推特上说，托马斯打破了人类耐力的极限。
Endurance is the ability to do something difficult for a long time.
耐力是长时间做困难的事情的能力。
It is also the ability to deal with pain or suffering that continues for a long time.
它也是一种应对持续很长时间的痛苦或折磨的能力。