Lesson 94 新概念英语第二册重难点解析 _生活百科

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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。
at a very early age: 在很小的时候
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。
become expert at: 成为某方面专家，擅长做某事
hold their breath: 屏住呼吸
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. 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。
line up：并排
compete against: 与......竞争，比赛
Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. 有些孩子能够跑完游泳池的全长而不用露出水面换气。
come up for breath: 升上水面换气
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. 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。

Special difficulties

He was found guilty of murder and condemned to death.
be guilty of murder：犯谋杀罪
be condemned to death: 被处死刑
I consulted my lawyer on the matter and I shall act on his advice.
consult sb. on sth.: 向某人咨询某事
act on his advice: 听从他的建议
I tried to reason with him,but he was very rude to me.
reason with sb. ：和某人理论
be rude to sb.: 对某人无理
I am grateful to you for being so patient with him.
be grateful to sb: 向某人表示感谢
be patient with sb.: 对某人很有耐心
You demand too much of him;he is not really equal to the task.
demand too much of him: 对他要求太多
be equal to the task: 胜任这个任务
He's entitled to a pension,but he won't dream of retiring yet.
be entitled to a pension: 享有退休金的权利
If you fail in this attempt,don't count on me for help.
count on sb.: 依赖某人