94 Future champions 1. Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming/ at a very early age. instruct [ n str kt] v. 指导，传授 instruction n. 操作指南; 指示; 命令 instructor n. 教练; 导师; (大学)讲师 instructive adj. 有教育意义的; 指导性的 instruct sb. in sth. 2. At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles,/ children become expert at holding their breath under water /even before they can walk. Los Angeles [l s- nd l s] 洛杉矶 expert an expert at doing sth. an expert in/ on sth. hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸 3. Babies /of two months old/ do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. reluctant [r l kt nt] adj. 勉强的，不愿意的 be reluctant to do sth. 不情愿做某事 4. It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. weight [we t] n. 重物；重量 lose weight 减肥 put on/ gain weight 增加体重 watch one’s weight 控制体重 long before 很早以前; not long before 不久；很快 be accustomed to ...习惯，适应 后面跟名词或动名词。 5. A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. that引导定语从句，修饰先行词a game be popular with/among underwater [ nd w t ] adj. 水下的 under- 意为“在......之下”、“次于......；不足”,如： underground adj. 地下的 underwear n. 内衣; 衬衣 underage adj. 未成年人的 underdeveloped adj. 不发达的 tricycle [ tra s k l] n. 三轮车 tri- 表示“三”，如： triangle n. 三角形 trilogy n. (书籍、电影等的)三部曲;三部剧 trio n. 三重奏; 三重唱 triple adj. 三部分的; 三倍的 tricolour n. 三色旗(尤指法国和爱尔兰的国旗) 6. Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. line up （使）排成行/ 排队 7. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. compete [k m pi t] v. 比赛，对抗 通常与with或against连用 匹敌，比得上通常与with连用，多用于否定句。 competitor n. 竞争对手 competitive adj. 有竞争力的 competition n. 竞争 8. Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. m 9. Some children can cover the whole length of the pool /without coming up for breath even once. e 10. Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. 倒装句，宾语从句置于句首。通常，以疑问词引导的宾语从句会用于这种句型。 What made him do it, no one knows. 11. Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air. yard [jɑ d] n. 码，场地，院子 gasp [ɡɑ sp] v. 喘气 语法复现 -- 介词的固定搭配 <1> 概述 介词具有较强的搭配能力，它可以跟在动词、形容词、名词后 <2> 介词固定搭配的复习 approve of ... 批准，赞同 I don't approve of violence in any shape or form. 我不赞成任何形式的暴力行为。 be guilty of... 有......过失， 犯......的罪 be condemned to death 被判死刑 He was guilty of the awful crime of murder. 他犯了令人害怕的谋杀罪。 He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged. 他因凶杀罪被判处死刑后被绞死。 occur to ... 被（某人）想到 be different from 与......不同 It did not occur to me to check my insurance pol ... ...
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