法国12岁男孩打破横渡英吉利海峡纪录
A 12-year-old French boy has broken the record for crossing the English Channel in a small children's sailing dinghy.
日前，一名12岁的法国男孩打破了乘小型儿童帆船穿越英吉利海峡的记录。Tom Goron set sail from the Isle of Wight at 05:00 local time last Wednesday and arrived in France 14 hours and 20 minutes later.
这个名叫汤姆·戈伦的男孩，于上周三当地时间05:00从怀特岛起航，14小时20分钟后抵达法国。He broke the previous record set by 15-year-old Violette Dorange in 2016 by 36 minutes.
他打破了2016年15岁的维奥列·多让创下的纪录，比旧纪录快了36分钟。
"I'm proud of him," his mother said after he completed the feat. "He is stubborn, ambitious and perseverant."
他的母亲在他完成这项壮举后说道：“我为他感到骄傲。他顽强、雄心勃勃、坚持不懈。”
The schoolboy made the 60-mile crossing in an Optimist boat at an average speed of more than four knots. He was followed closely by his father who was on hand in case anything went wrong.
这名男孩以4海里的平均时速，乘着乐观号船完成了此次横渡。他的父亲紧随其后为其做安保工作，以防出现问题。He suffered from seasickness during the attempt and wanted to give up after five hours but his father persuaded him to keep going, according to the Le Figaro newspaper.
据《费加罗报》报道，他在此次尝试期间晕了船，并且在开始五个小时后想要放弃，但他的父亲劝他继续前进。On arrival, he said that he hoped to one day emulate the French yacht racer Francois Gabart, who last year set a new world record for the fastest solo round-the-world navigation.
在抵达之后，他表示希望有一天能够效仿法国游艇选手弗朗索瓦·加贝尔。弗朗索瓦·加贝尔去年创造了最快单人环球航行的世界纪录。
