新概念英语第二册Lesson 94课堂笔记.doc

新概念英语第二册Lesson 94 Future champions课堂笔记 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What kind of race do the children compete in? 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. 参考译文 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。 　自学导读 　　课文详注 Further notes on the text 　　1．…children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk．……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。 　　（1）expert表示“熟练者”、“专家”，后面通常跟 at／in+ doing sth．结构（cf．第59课课文详注）： 　　Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. 　　雷克斯很快成了开门的专家。 　　（2）hold one's breath 为固定短语，表示“屏住呼吸”： 　　When the film became very exciting, Tom and Sally 　　would hold their breath. 　　电影演到激动人心处时，汤姆和萨莉就会屏住呼吸。 　　Last night, when I heard a strange noise coming from the bar, I held my breath and listened carefully. 　　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 is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. 他们很快便适应了游泳，以致能捡起池底的物品。 　　not long before 通常译为“不久”、“很快”。 so…that 引导的是结果状语从句。 pick up 表示“捡起”。weight 在这里指比重较大（因此能沉在水底）的物品。 be accustomed to 表示“习惯的”、“适应了的”，后面通常跟名词或动名词： 　　My mother is accustomed to getting up early. 　　我母亲习惯早起。 　　He soon became accustomed to his new job. 　　他很快适应了新工作。 　　3．A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is…这些幼小的游泳运动员非常喜爱的一种游戏是…… 　　popular表示“受欢迎的”、“讨人喜欢的”，常与with或among连用： 　　Swimming is popular with these girls. 　　这些姑娘们喜爱游泳。 　　Mary is popular with / among children. 　　玛