完整版新概念英语第二册笔记 第94课

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。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）

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?