新概念英语第二册94

94 Future champions未来的冠军 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. 实验证明，儿童可以在很小的年龄。在一个特别的游泳池在洛杉机，孩子们已经能熟练地在水下憋气甚至在会走路之前。2个月宝宝不显得不愿意入水。这是前不久便适应了游泳，他们可以拿起重量从池底。非常喜爱的一种游戏是水下三轮车这些年轻的游泳比赛。三轮车列队于池底的水下七英尺。孩子们互相竞争，达到游泳池的另一端。很多孩子用脚蹬车，但他们最喜欢的推或拉。有些孩子能够覆盖整个池的长度没有露出水面换气。他们能否成为未来的奥林匹克冠军，只有时间会，告诉。与此同时，他们对我们中的那些游不到五码就气喘吁吁的。