94 · 未来的冠军
Future champions
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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.
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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.
实验表明，孩子很小的时候就能接受游泳训练。在洛杉矶的一处专用泳池里，有些孩子还不会走路，就已经很会在水下屏气了。 两个月大的婴儿似乎也不排斥下水。不久，他们便习惯了游泳，甚至能从池底捡起重物。 这些小泳将很喜欢的一项游戏，是水下三轮车比赛。三轮车排在水下七英尺深的池底。 孩子们比赛谁先到达泳池另一端。有些人蹬着踏板前进，但大多数更喜欢推着或拖着车走。 有些孩子能游过整个泳池，甚至一次也不用浮上来换气。 他们将来会不会成为奥运冠军，只有时间才能证明。不过，对我们这些游不到五码就喘不过气的人来说，他们的表现已经足以鼓舞我们了。
学完这一课
先沿这条线复述《未来的冠军》：很小也能开始学 → 很快适应水中活动 → 水下三轮车比赛 → 向泳池另一端前进 → 有的全程不换气 → 冠军未定，鼓励已经存在。再借一个结构讲自己的事：说一个正在适应的变化，再与自己过去的习惯作对照。
译文依据整理稿，由本站按中文表达重新校订；解析据吴应时整理资料及首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第230—231页，2022年3月第1版。