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Lesson 94
Future
champions
未来的冠军
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New words and expressions
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（
9
）
instruct
v.
指导，传授
Los Angeles
洛杉矶
reluctant
adj.
勉强的，不愿意的
weight
n.
重物
underwater
adj.
水下的
tricycle
n.
三轮车
compete
v.
比赛，对抗
yard
n.
码
gasp
v
.
喘气
一．單詞講解：
★
instruct
（
1
）
v.
指
导
，
传
授
eg
：
Mr. White
instructs us in math .
懷特先生教我們的數學
（
2
）
v.
指令、訓令
instruct sb to do
命令，指導某人做某事
eg
：
The teacher
instructed the pupils to come into the gym .
老師命令學生到健身房去。
instruct that
（正式）通知
eg
：
The company
instructed him that he would be employed .
該公司通知他，他會被僱用。
instruction
n.
講授、
教
育、指導、命令、指示
receive
instruction in skiing
接受滑冰指導
follow
instructions
＝
give sb instructions
遵從指示
instructive
adj.
教育性的
,
有啟發的
,
有益的
an
instructive book
有
教
育意義的書
instructor
n.
教
師、指導者
★
Los Angeles
洛杉
矶
美國加利福尼亞洲
California
西南部的大城市（簡稱
L.A
）
在西班牙語中表示
”
天使們
”
之意
★
reluctant
adj.
勉强的，不愿意的（
unwilling
）
< br>
a reluctant answer
勉
強
的答複
a reluctant
helper
不願意幫忙
be reluctant to do
不願做某事
eg
：
I am reluctant
to work these days .
這段日子我不願工作。
reluctantly
adv.
不情願地、厭惡的（
unwillingly
）
★
weight
n.
重物、分量、重量
eg
：
What
?
s the
weight of this gold coin
？這金幣有多重？
→
It is 50 grams
in weight .
它
重
50
克。
eg
：
Y
ou
?
ve
put on weight , haven
?
t you
？你變胖了？
eg
< br>：
Y
ou
?
ve lost weight , haven
?
t
you
？你瘦了
,
對嗎
?
gross weight
毛重
；
net weight
淨重
throw one
?
s
weight about
＝
throw one
?
s
weight around
大擺架子、作威作福
weigh
v.
秤
……
重量
，有
……
.
重
eg
：
The man
weighed the fish by hand .
他用手秤一秤魚有多重。
eg
：
How much dose
it weigh
？
它
有多重？
★
underwater
under-
前綴
（
1
）
……
之下的
adj.
水下面的
am underwater camera
水下照像機
underarm
腋下的
；
underground
地下的
underline
在
……
下滑線
（
2
）
不足
夠
的
underage
未成年的
；
undernourished
營養不足的
★
tricycle
n.
三
轮车
（<
/p>
trike
）
bicycle
自行車
tri-
表
“
三
”
triangle
三角形
；
trilateral
adj.
三者之間的、有三邊的
tricolor
三色旗
bi-
表
“
兩個
”
“
兩次
”
biannual
[bai
?
?
nju
?
l]
a.
一年兩次的
bicentenary
[
?
baisen
?
teni
?
l]
n.
兩百周年紀念
di
表
“
二、雙
、二重、二倍
”
（後語名詞結合）
dicotyledonous
adj.
雙子葉的
★
compete
v.
比
赛
，
对
抗
eg
：
The
two teams compete for the championship .
這兩支球隊爭奪冠軍
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
.
在第二輪比賽中敵對是他的老對手。
eg
：
Will you
compete in the race
？
你
會參加比賽
嗎
？
competition
n.
[
?
k
?
mp
??
ti
??
n]
競爭，比賽
be in
competition with
與
……
< br>.
的競爭
eg
：
They were in
competition with each other for the prize .
他們
為
了獎品在互相競爭。
competitive
[k
?
m
?
petitiv]
a.
競爭的，比賽的；好競爭的；有競爭力的
a competition spirit
競爭心
competitor
[k
?
m
?
petit
?
]
n.
競爭者；比賽者
形近詞
：
competence
[
?
k
?<
/p>
mpit
?
ns]
n.
能力，勝任，稱職
one
?
s competence
for the task
完成任務的能力
competent
adj.
有能力的
,
足夠的
,
勝任的
eg
：
She is
competent for the task .
她有能完成這個任務。
★
yard
n.
码（約
91.4cm
縮寫為
y/ yd
）
eg
：
Turn left
about two hundred yards further down the street .
左轉沿著街道大約再走兩百碼。
長度單位
：
inch
英寸；
foot
英尺
；
yard
碼
；
meter
米
yard goods
（美）論碼賣的布料
★
gasp
（
1
）
v.
喘气、上氣不接下氣
eg
：
He gasped for
breath .
他喘不過氣來
gasp for air
氣喘
（
2
）
v.
喘著氣說
……
（與
out , forth
連用）
eg
：
She gasped out
the news .
＝
She
gasped forth the news .
她氣喘吁地說了這個消息。
eg
：
”
My
house is on fire ,
“
gasped
the man .
我的房子著火了，
”
那人氣喘吁地說。
（
3
）
v.
（因驚嚇、恐懼引起的）
屏息、喘息
gasp with
surprise
＝
gasp
in surprise
吃驚地屏住呼吸
gasp at the sight
那景況令人倒抽一口冷氣
（
4
）
n.
屏息、喘息、接不上氣
in short gasps
氣喘吁吁
；
at
one
?
s last gasp
奄奄一息地
to the last
gasp
直到臨終
二．
Key
structures
：
v. + prep ./ adj. + prep .
Exercise
用恰當的介詞填空
Many people do not approve of blood
sports .
He was found guilty of murder
and condemned to death.
Has it ever
occurred to you that those twins are quit
different from each other in many ways
？
I consulted my
lawyer on the matter and I shall act on his advice
.
It is impossible to prevent them from
quarrelling with each other .
He is
responding to treatment and will soon be cured of
his illness.
Even though he is thirty-
five , he lives with his mother and is completely
dependent on her .
I tried to reason
with him , but he was rude to me .
I
?
m grateful to
you for being so patient with him.
He
might be good at his job but you cannot rely on
him .
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Text
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What kind of race do the children
compete in?
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.
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