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Lesson 94
Future
champions
未来的冠军
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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
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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。
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(
unwilling
)
< br>
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
[
?
bai
sen
?
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
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.
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
?
?n
]
竞争,比赛
be in competition with
与……
p>
.
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
[
?
p>
k
?
mpit
?n
s] 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
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.
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 .
我的房子着火了,
”那人气喘吁地说。
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.
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prove
表示“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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