Lesson 94 Future champions

·单词

instruct v.    指导，传授

    ·instruct sb. to do sth.    指导某人去做某事

    ·instruction n.    指导，指示，用法说明

        ·give/follow the instruction    给出/听从 这个用法说明

Los Angeles    洛杉矶

reluctant adj.    勉强的，不愿意的

    ·be reluctant to do    勉强的去做某事

    ·Students are reluctant to study English.    学生们不愿意学英语

weight n.    重物，重量，体重

    ·pick up weights    捡起重物

    ·put on/lose + weight    增重/减重

    ·weigh v.    秤重量，权衡，考虑

underwater adj.    水下的

tricycle n.    三轮车

compete v.    比赛，对抗

    ·compete against    与 ... 对抗（强调敌对关系）

    ·compete with ...    与……竞争

yard n.    码

gasp v.    喘气

·本课句型

·课文

    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.

early age    早期年龄：指生命早期的时间，通常指儿童时期

become expert at    变成了在 某方面 的专家

hold their breath    屏住呼吸

appear to do    看起来，似乎 ...

be reluctant to do    很勉强地去做某事

be accustomed/used to doing    习惯于做某事

pick up ... from    从 ... 捡起 

be popular with    深受 ... 的欢迎，为 ... 所喜爱

line up    排队：按照顺序或规定的方式站成一排

compete against    与 ... 竞争，与 ... 抗衡（有敌对关系）

prefer to    更喜欢做某事

come up for breath    升上水面换气

Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell.

    ·Only time will tell whether they will ever become future Olympic champion.    宾语从句提前表示强调

·知识拓展

五步阅读法：

1.初读（不要查单词，猜词）

    ·测试自己的水平/时间感/猜词能力

2.查读（等题目写完了，再去阅读一次文章，标出不会的单词）

    ·单词的积累

3.精读（仔细分析句子的结构，遇到长难句，自己不熟的句子）

    ·语法的巩固

4.复读（结合上下文，捋顺整个文章的意思，然后对应习题，看自己为什么选错，为什么选对）

    ·阅读的提高

5.选读（找出文章中写的较好的句子，词汇，句型等摘抄，背诵下来，以帮助提高写作）

    ·写作的基础