Lesson 94

Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.
实验已经证明，孩子们在很小的年纪就可以接受游泳指导。
At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.
在洛杉矶的一个特别游泳池里，孩子们甚至在学会走路之前就已擅长在水下屏住呼吸了。
Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
两个月大的婴儿似乎并不排斥下水。
It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
不久之后，他们就变得如此习惯于游泳，以至于能从水池底部捡起重物。
A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
一个在这些年轻游泳者中非常受欢迎的游戏是水下三轮车竞赛。
Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.
三轮车排在七英尺深的水池底部。
The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
孩子们互相竞争，看谁先游到泳池的另一端。
Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.
许多人骑着三轮车，但他们中的大多数人更喜欢推或拉着它们。
Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.
有些孩子能游过泳池的全长，甚至一次都不用露头换气。
Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell.
他们是否会成为未来的奥运冠军，只有时间会给出答案。
Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
与此同时，他们应该鼓励我们当中那些游不到五码就喘不过气来的人。