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.

句子講解:

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

實驗證明,兒童在很小的時候就可以開始學習游泳了。

語言點 can be instructed in doing可以接受……訓練

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

在洛杉磯的一個特別設計的.游泳池里,孩子們甚至在還不會走路時就已經能熟練地在水下屏住呼吸了。'

語言點 sb. become expert at doing sth.某人能夠熟練地做某事

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.

兩個月大的嬰兒并沒有表現出來他們不愿意下水。他們很快就適應了游泳,并能從池底 檢東西呢。

語言點1 babies of two months兩個月大的嬰兒

語言點2 sb. be accustomed to doing sth.某人適應做某事