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新概念英语第二册课堂笔记Lesson94Future championsFirst listenand thenanswer thequestion.听录音,然后回答以下问题What kindof racedo thechildren compete inExperiments haveproved thatchildren canbe instructedin swimmingat avery earlyage.At aspecialswimming poolin LosAngeles,children becomeexpert atholding theirbreath under water evenbefore they can walk.Babies oftwo monthsold donot appearto bereluctant toenter thewater.It isnot long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weightsfrom thefloor ofthe pool.A gamethat isvery popular with theseyoung swimmersis theunderwater tricyclerace.Tricycles arelined upon thefloor of the poolseven feetunderwater.The children compete againsteachother toreach theother endof the pool.Many pedaltheir tricycles,but mostof themprefer topushor dragthem.Some childrencan coverthe wholelength ofthe poolwithout comingup forbreatheven once.Whether theywill everbecome futureOlympic champions,only timewill tell.Meanwhile,they shouldencourage thoseamong uswho cannotswim fiveyards beforethey are参考译文gasping for air.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英尺深的游泳池底上孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳7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码就已喘不过气来的人应该是种鼓舞5自学导读课文详注Further noteson thetext
1....children becomeexpert atholding theirbreath underwater evenbeforetheycanwalk……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表示“熟练者〃、“专家”,后面通常跟结构第课课1expert at/in+doing sth.cf.59文详注Rex soonbecame anexpert atopening thegate.雷克斯很快成了开门的专家为固定短语,表示“屏住呼吸〃2hold onesbreath Whenthe filmbecame veryexciting,Tom andSally wouldhold theirbreath.电影演到激动人心处时,汤姆和萨莉就会屏住呼吸Last night,when Iheard astrange noisecoming from the bar,I heldmy breathand listenedcarefully.昨天晚上,当我听到酒吧间有奇怪的响声后便屏住呼吸仔细听
2.It isnot longbeforetheyaresoaccustomed toswimmingthattheycanpickupweights.他们很快便适应了游泳,以致能捡起池底的物品fromthefloor ofthepool通常译为不久〃、很快”引导的是结果状语从句表示notlongbefore so...that pickup“捡起〃在这里指比重较大(因此能沉在水底)的物品表示〃习惯weight beaccustomedto的〃、〃适应了的〃,后面通常跟名词或动名词My motheris accustomedto gettingup early.我母亲习惯早起He soonbecame accustomedto hisnew job.他很快适应了新工作这些幼小的游泳运动员非常喜
3.A gamethat isvery popular with theseyoung swimmersis...爱的一种游戏是……表示“受欢迎的〃、“讨人喜欢的〃,常与或连用popular withamongSwimming ispopularwiththese girls.这些姑娘们喜爱游泳Mary ispopularwith/among children.玛丽受孩子们的欢迎
4.Tricycles arelined upon thefloor ofthepool...三轮车并排放在游泳池底上……为短语动词,表示〃(使)排成行/排队〃:lineupWhy arepeople liningup overthere人们在那边排队干什么?Line thesechairs up,please.请把这些椅子排好他们将来是
5.Whether theywill everbecome futureOlympic champions,only timewill tell.否能成为奥林匹克的冠军,这只能由时间来作出回答这是一个倒装句,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 madehim doit,no oneknows.是什么使得他干了这事,没有人知道How theyfound outthe truth,only Georgecan tell.他们是如何发现真相的,只有乔治能作出回答词汇学习Word study
1.instruct vt.()指导,教,传授1Children canbe instructedin swimmingat avery earlyage.儿童在很小的时候就可以开始学习游泳Dan instructschemistry ata nearbycollege.丹在附近的一所学院教化学()指不,命令,吩咐2The doctorinstructed Jimmyto stayin bedforaweek.医生嘱咐吉米卧床一星期Ive beeninstructed togive youthis parcel.我奉命将这个包裹交给您
2.compete vi.()比赛,对抗(通常与或连用)1with againstThechildrencompeteagainst eachother toreach theother endofthepool.孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端How manypeople willcompeteinthe race有多少人参加这个比赛?在歌咏比赛中,玛丽与During thesinging contest,Mary competedwith Helenfor thefirst prize.海伦争夺一等奖匹敌,比得上,媲美通常与连用,多用于否定句2withHughs housecant compete with yours.休的房子比不上你的None ofhis laterbooks cancompetewithhis firstone.他后来的书没有一本能比得上第一本。