新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第94课(1)

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.

句子讲解:

1、Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.

实验证明,儿童在很小的时候就可以开始学习游泳了。

语言点 can be instructed in doing可以接受……训练

2、At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.

在洛杉矶的一个特别设计的.游泳池里,孩子们甚至在还不会走路时就已经能熟练地在水下屏住呼吸了。'

语言点 sb. become expert at doing sth.某人能够熟练地做某事

3、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.

两个月大的婴儿并没有表现出来他们不愿意下水。他们很快就适应了游泳,并能从池底 检东西呢。

语言点1 babies of two months两个月大的婴儿

语言点2 sb. be accustomed to doing sth.某人适应做某事