[by:可可英语~www.utensil-race.com] [00:00.00]Lesson 94 instruct 第94课 指导 [00:05.12]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。 [00:15.23]He instructed his students in mathematics. 他教授学生数学。 [00:21.31]The doctor instructed him to lie in bed for three weeks. 医生嘱咐他卧床三周。 [00:27.47]Los Angles 洛杉矶 [00:30.51]At a special swimming pool in Los Angles,children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. 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。 [00:45.27]reluctant 勉强的 [00:48.51]Babies of two monthes old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. 两个月的婴儿并未显得不愿意入水。 [00:54.52]He seemed reluctant to join us. 他似乎不情愿加入到我们当中来。 [01:00.17]He made a reluctant promise. 他勉强允诺下来。 [01:04.36]weight 重物 [01:07.11]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。 [01:19.16]The sack was such a weight. 那袋子竟是这么个重家伙。 [01:23.54]They put some weights on the boat to keep the balane. 他们在船上放上重物以保持平衡。 [01:27.71]underwater 水下的 [01:31.46]A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. 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。 [01:41.09]The underwater world is really fascinating. 水下世界真是引人入胜。 [01:45.41]The documentary was filmed with an underwater camera. 这部记录片是用水下摄影机拍的。 [01:50.26]tricycle 三轮车 [01:54.25]Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. 三轮车并排放在7英尺深的游泳池底上。 [01:59.55]He was taken to the hospital with a tricycle. 用三轮车把他送到了医院。 [02:05.44]A tricycle was in my way. 一辆三轮车挡了我的道。 [02:08.22]compete 比赛 [02:12.16]The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. 孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端。 [02:18.48]They competed with each other for her attention and favor. 他们彼此竞争想赢得她的注意和好感。 [02:23.33]Two candidates competed for the vacancy. 两个应征者竞争这一空缺。 [02:28.80]yard 码 [02:32.09]Meanwhile,they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air. 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。 [02:41.43]One yard is nearly a meter in length. 一码约有一公尺长。 [02:47.11]The yard is 100 yards long and 80 yards wide. 这个院子长100码,宽80码。 [02:52.72]gasp 喘气 [02:55.28]The exhausted runner gasped when he dashed to the finishing line. 筋疲力尽的赛跑运动员在冲向终点线时直喘气。 [03:02.53]I gasped in surprise at the unexpected news. 对这则出人意外的消息,我惊诧得透不过气来。