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.

　　句子讲解：

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

　　许多孩子用脚蹬车，但多数孩子更愿意推或拉着三轮车。

　　pedal ['pedl]

　　vi. 踩踏板;骑车

　　n. 踏板;脚蹬子

　　vt. 骑(自行车);踩……的踏板

　　adj. 脚的;脚踏的

　　例句:

　　1. He pedaled his bicycle slowly up the hill.

　　他慢悠悠地骑着自行车上山。

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

　　有些孩子甚至可以做到一直跑到游泳池的另一端都不露出水面换气。

　　cover ['kʌvə]

　　vt. 包括;采访，报导;涉及

　　n. 封面，封皮;盖子;掩蔽物

　　vi. 覆盖;代替

　　例句:

　　1. He covered himself with honours at college.

　　他在学院里获得多种荣誉。

　　coining ['kɔiniŋ]

　　n. 压模印;压印加工

　　vt. 冲制;压模(coin的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　1. The new cafe on the sea front is always crowded with people—the owners must be coining money.

　　海边的那家咖啡馆总是有很多客人，店主一定赚了不少钱。

　　语言点 cover the whole length of sth.覆盖的全长

　　9、Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell.

　　他们将来是否能够成为奥运会的冠军，这只有时间可以证明。

　　10、Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.

　　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。

　　语言点 gasp for air大口喘气

　　encourage [in'kʌridʒ]

　　vt. 鼓励，怂恿;激励;支持

　　例句:

　　1. Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to keep on running.

　　她的教练在马拉松赛全程鼓励她继续不断奔跑

　　yards

　　n. 码数(yard复数形式)

　　例句:

　　1. It landed in a shallow basin fifty yards from the planetarium.

　　它降落在离天文馆五十码处的一个浅盆地中。

　　gasping ['ɡɑ:spiŋ]

　　adj. 喘气的;痉挛的

　　v. 喘气;渴望(gasp的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　1. The vat of oatmeal stood gasping on the electric range.

　　那一大桶燕麦粥在电炉上扑哧扑哧作响。