(完整版)新概念英语第二册笔记_第94课.docVIP

Less on 94 Future champi ons 未来的冠军 【Text】 Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. At a special swim ming pool in Los An geles, childre n become expert at holdi ng their breath un der water even before they can walk. Babies of two mon ths old do not appear to be relucta nt to en ter 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 seve n feet un der water . The childre n compete aga inst 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 childre n can cover the whole len gth of the pool without coming up for breath even once. Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. Mea nwhile, they should en courage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasp ing 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 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 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 New words and expressi ons 生词和短语 in struct v.指导，传授 Los An geles 洛杉矶 relucta nt adj.勉强的，不愿意的 weight n .重物 【生词讲解】 un derwater adj.水下的 tricycle n.三轮车 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 in struct ions = give sb in struct ions 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 C