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
underwater adj. 水下的 tricycle n. 三轮车
compete v. 比赛,对抗 yard n. 码
gasp v. 喘气
【生词讲解】
【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?
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 (trike)
bicycle 自行车
tri- 表 “三”
triangle 三角形 ;
trilateral adj.三者之间的、有三边的
tricolor 三旗
bi- 表 “两个” “两次”
biannual [baiˈænjuəl] a.一年两次的
bicentenary [ˌbaisenˈteniəl] 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. [ˌkɔmpəˈtiʃən] 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 [kəmˈpetitiv] a.竞争的,比赛的;好竞争的;有竞争力的
a competition spirit 竞争心
competitor [kəmˈpetitə] n.竞争者;比赛者
形近词 :
competence [ˈkweight和weight的区别ɔmpitəns] 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)
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