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--- Lesson 94 Future champions |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- What kind of race do the children compete in? |
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Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age. |
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At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, |
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children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk. |
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Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. |
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It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. |
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A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race. |
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Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. |
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The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. |
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Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them. |
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Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once. |
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Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. |
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Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air. |
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