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Lesson 94
Future
champions
未来的冠军
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Text
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Experiments
have
proved
that children can be
instructed
in swimming at
a
very
early age.
At a
special swimming pool
in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding
their breath under water
even before
they can walk. Babies of two months old do not
appear to be reluctant to enter the
water
.
It is not long before
they are so accustomed to swimming that they can
pick up weights from the floor
of the
pool. A game that is very popular with these young
swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
Tricycles are lined up on the floor of
the pool seven feet under water
. The
children compete against
each other to
reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal their
tricycles, but most of them prefer to
push or drag them. Some children can
cover the whole length of the pool without coming
up for
breath even once. Whether they
will ever become future Olympic champions, only
time will tell.
Meanwhile, they should
encourage those among us who cannot swim five
yards before they are
gasping for
air
.
【课文翻译】
实验证明,
儿童在很小的时候就可以开始学习游泳。
在洛杉矶的一个特设的游泳池里,
孩子们甚至在还没有学
会走路时就已经能熟练地在水下屏住呼吸
了。
两个月的婴儿并未显得不愿意入水。
他们很快便适应了游泳
,
以
致能捡起池底的物品。这些幼小的游泳运动员非常喜爱的一
种游戏是水下三轮车比赛。三轮车并排放在
7
英
尺深的游泳池底上。
孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端。
< br>很多孩子用脚蹬车,
但多数孩子更愿意推或是拉
着三轮车
。
有些孩子能够跑完游泳池的全长而不用露出水面换气。
他们将
来是否能成为奥林匹克的冠军,
这只
能由时间来作出回答。与此
同时,他们对我们中的那些游不了
5
码就已喘不过气来的人应该
是种鼓舞。
New words and
expressions
生词和短语
instruct
v.
指导,传授
Los Angeles
洛杉矶
reluctant
adj.
勉强的,不愿意的
weight
n.
重物
【生词讲解】
adj.
水下的
tricycle
n.
三轮车
underwater
compete
v.
比赛,对抗
yard
n.
码
gasp
v.
喘气
【单词讲解】
1
.
instruct
1
)
v.
指导,传授
eg
:
Mr
.
White instructs us in math.
怀特先生教我们的数学
2
)
v.
指令、训令
instruct sb
to do
命令,指导某人做某事
eg
:
The teacher
instructed the pupils to come into the gym.
老师命令学生到健身房去。
instruct that
(正式)通知
eg
:
The company
instructed him that he would be employed.
该公司通知他,他会被雇用。
instruction
n.
讲授、教育、指导、命令、指示
receive instruction in skiing
接受滑冰指导
follow
instructions
=
give sb instructions
遵从指示
instructive
adj.
教育性的
,
有启发的
,
有益的
an
instructive book
有教育意义的书
instructor
n.
教师、指导者
2
.
Los Angeles
洛杉矶
美国加利福尼亚洲
California
西南部的大城市(简称
L.A
)
在西班牙语中表示
”
天使们
”
之意
3
.
reluctant
adj.
勉强的,不愿意的(<
/p>
unwilling
)
a reluctant answer
勉强的答复
a reluctant helper
不愿意帮忙
be reluctant to do
不愿做某事
eg
:
I am reluctant
to work these days.
这段日子我不愿工作。
reluctantly
adv.
不情愿地、厌恶的(
unwillingly
)
4
.
weight
n.
重物、分量、重量
eg
:
What’s the
weight of this gold coin
?这金币有多重?
→
It is 50 grams
in weight
.
它重
50
克。
eg
:
You’ve put on
weight , haven’t you
?
你变胖了?
eg
:
You’ve lost
weight , haven’t you
?
你瘦了
,
对吗
?
gross weight
毛重
;
net weight
净重
throw one’s
weight about
=
throw one’s weight around
大摆架子、作威作福
weigh
v.
秤
……
重量
,有
…….
重
eg
:
The man
weighed the fish by hand.
他用手秤一秤鱼有多重。
eg
:
How much dose
it weigh
?
它有多重?
5. underwater
adj.
水下面的
an underwater camera
水下照像机
under-
前缀
1
)
……
之下的
underarm
腋下的
;
underground
地下的
underline
在
……
下滑线
2
)
不足够的
underage
未成年的
;
undernourished
营养不足的
6
.
tricycle
n.
三轮车
(
t
rike
)
bicycle
自行车
tri-
表
“
三
”
triangle
三角形
;
trilateral
adj.
三者之间的、有三边的
tricolor
三色旗
bi-
表
“
两个
”
“
两次
”
biannual
[bai
?
?nju
?
l]
a.
一年两次的
bicentenary
[
p>
?
baisen
?
teni
?
l]
n.
两百周年纪念
di
表
“
二、双
、二重、二倍
”
(后语名词结合)
dicotyledonous
adj.
双子叶的
7
.
compete
v.
比赛,对抗
eg
:
The two teams
compete for the championship.
这两支球队争夺冠军
eg
:
He is going to
compete against his old rival in the second round.
=
He is going to
compete with his old rival in the second round .
在第二轮比赛中敌对是他的老对手。
eg
:
Will you
compete in the race
?
你会参加比赛吗?
competition
n.
[
?
k
?
mp
?
?
ti
?
?<
/p>
n]
竞争,比赛
be in competition with
与
…….
的竞争
eg
:
They were in
competition with each other for the prize.
他们为了奖品在互相竞争。
competitive
[k
?
m
?
petitiv]
a.
竞争的,比赛的;好竞争的;有竞争力的
a
competition spirit
竞争心
competitor
[k
?
m
?
petit
?
]
n.
竞争者;比赛者
形近词
:
competence
[
?
k
?<
/p>
mpit
?
ns]
n.
能力,胜任,称职
one’s
competence for the task
完成任务的能力
competent
adj.
有能力的
,
足够的
,
胜任的
eg
:
She is
competent for the task .
她有能完成这个任务。
8
.
yard
n.
码(约
91.4cm
缩写为
y/ yd
)
eg
:
Turn left
about two hundred yards further down the street.
左转沿着街道大约再走两百码。
长度单位
:
inch
英寸;
foot
英尺
;
yard
码
;
meter
米
yard goods
(美)论码卖的布料
9
.
gasp
1
)
v.
喘气、上气不接下气
eg
:
He gasped for
breath.
他喘不过气来
gasp for air
气喘
2
)
v.
喘着气说
……
(与
out , forth
连用)
eg
:
She gasped out
the news.
=
She
gasped forth the news.
她气喘吁地说了这个消息。
eg
:
”My house is
on fire, “ gasped the man .
p>
我的房子着火了,
”
那人气喘吁地说。
p>
3
)
v.
(因惊吓、恐惧引起的)
屏息、喘息
gasp with
surprise
=
gasp
in surprise
吃惊地屏住呼吸
gasp at the sight
那景况令人倒抽一口冷气
4
)
n.
屏息、喘息、接不上气
in
short gasps
气喘吁吁
;
at one’s last gasp
奄奄一息地
to the last
gasp
直到临终
【课文讲解】
1.
Experiments have proved that children can be
instructed in swimming at a very
early
age.
※
prove
表示
“
< br>证明
”
、
“
证实
”
,
后面可以跟从句、形容词
、名词、不定式等
:
eg:
We've been trying to sell our house, but it's
proved to be
very difficult.
我们一直试图把房子卖掉,不过事实证明这很困难。
eg: The rumor proved
true.
这谣传证明是真的。
eg: He
proved
a competent manager.
他证明是一个能干的经理。
eg:
You should first
prove that
you bought these goods here.
你应该首先证明这些物品你是从这里买的。
prove sth to
sb.
向某人证明某事物属实
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be
instructed in
被训练
※
at a very early age
在很小的时候
2. At a special swimming pool in Los
Angeles, children become expert at holding their
breath under water even before they can
walk.
※
become expert at
=
become expert
in
=
be expert at
=
be expert in
在
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很熟练
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