Lesson 94 Future champions 未来的冠军 单元复习

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

at a very early age ^{在非常小的年纪}

• at a very old age ^{在很老的时候}
• After growing up ^长大以后

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

become expert ^{成为专家：通过学习和实践逐渐掌握某个领域的知识和技能，达到专家水平。}

expert at / in doing sth. ^{…方面的专家，熟练者}

• Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.

hold one’s breath ^屏住呼吸

• Last night, when I heard a strange noise coming from the bar, I held my breath and listened carefully.

Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.

appear to do ^{似乎，好像：表达某种推测或猜测，表示某种可能性或不确定性。}

• I appear to have mislaid my sweater.^{我好像忘了把毛衣放哪儿了。}
• The Democrats now appear to be in the lead.^{现在看来好像民主党人占优势。}

be reluctant to do ^{不情愿做某事：表示不愿意或不愿意做某事的态度。}

• Mr. Spero was reluctant to ask for help.^{斯珀洛先生不愿意请求帮助。}
• She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.^{她不愿承认自己有错。}

It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.

be accustomed to n./doing sth. ^{习惯的，适应了的}

• He soon became accustomed to his new job.
• My mother is accustomed to getting up early.

A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.

be popular with… ^{深受…的欢迎，为…所喜爱}

• Mary is popular with/among children.
• Swimming is popular with these girls.

Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.

line up ^{（使）排成行/排队}

• Why are people lining up over there?
• Line these chairs up, please.

The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.

compete against ^{与…竞争，与…抗衡}

• We can compete against anybody -and we can win.^{我们可以与任何人竞争——而且能赢得胜利。}
• We do not have to compete against economic interests.^{我们不必追逐经济利益。}
• Small businesses will better compete against larger firms.^{小企业可以更好地与大公司竞争。}

Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.

prefer to ^{更喜欢：喜欢、选择或想要某一件事物而不是另一件事物。}

• I prefer to stay at home rather than go out tonight.^{今晚我宁愿呆在家里也不愿意出去。}
• "Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus," I answered.

Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.

come up for breath ^{升上水面换气}

• I just have to come up for air.^{我只想出去呼吸下新鲜空气。}
• When will the matter come up for discussion?^{这件事什么时候提出来讨论？}
• Diving into water won't help - they'll wait till you come up for air.^{潜入水中不起作用：它们会等你上来透气。}

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.

初读 ^{测试自己的水平/时间感/猜词能力，先不要查生词(猜单词的意思)}

1. 课前：掐时间模考每一篇真题文章，不要查生词，专心做完。
2. 真题：如果大家有考试的目标，建议选择真题，真题最符合考试的难度和出题套路，帮助同学们最大程度地了解过去和未来出题方向和题目设置。
3. 时间：用考试的总时间和分数占比进行折算。

查读 ^{单词的积累：查询不认识的单词，并整理出来、提升词汇量}

做完题后，对答案，查生词，整理自己的生词本。 生词不要标注在文章里，这样复习起来太乱，建议同学们准备一个自己的生词本，标注好真题的年份和出处。一篇篇文章扫清真题的生词，查缺补漏，积累起来会是相当大的财富。

精读 ^{语法的巩固；放入生词、分析语法结构}

课前：先自己思考一遍：仔细看文章里的每一句话，尝试分析每一题的每一个选项的正误原因；标记不懂的长难句和题目，带着问题去听老师讲课，更有针对性。 注意：正确率不重要，即使都蒙对了，也不代表是真的会了，还是要仔细研究每一个选项背后的设置才能扎实提分。

解读 ^{阅读提升：结合上下文，把整个文章吃透。}

课上：听老师讲解，重点关注老师的分析：题目的出题思路、不同的解题技巧、选项的挖坑陷阱等。在老师的带领下，转换到出题人的角度重新看待和思考真题，才是提分的关键所在。

研读 ^{写作的基础：从文章中选出需要背的词组、从句等}

课后：复习整篇文章：生词、长难句、文章、题目和写作素材。建议同学们用彩色笔划出重点/难点/考点/自己的易错点，方便后续的复习。如果是跟着静姐学习的同学们，一定要结合静姐给大家整理的阅读填空式讲义来做复习，效果完美！