Lesson 94  Future champions 未来的冠军

instruct v. 指导，传授

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

He instructed his students in mathematics.

The doctor instructed him to lying bed for three weeks.

Los Angeles 洛杉矶

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

reluctant adj. 勉强的，不愿意的

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

He seems reluctant to join us.

He made a reluctant promise.

weight n. 重物

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

 [news:/p/01:18.6]  The sap was such a weight.

They put some weights on the boat to keep the balance.

underwater adj. 水下的

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

The underwater world is really fascinating.

The documentary with films with an underwater camera.

tricycle n. 三轮车

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

 [news:/p/02:01.1] He was taking his hospital with tricycle.

 a tricycle was in my way.

compete v. 比赛，对抗

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

 [news:/p/02:18.8] They competed with each other for her attention at favor.

Two candidates competed for the vacancy.

yard n. 码

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

 [news:/p/02:42.5] One yard is a nearly meaterylants

The yard is one hundred yards long and eight yards wide.

gasp v. 喘气

The exhausted runner gasps when he dashed the finishing line.

 [news:/p/03:02.6] I gasped in surprise as the expected news.

Lesson 95 A fantasy  纯属虚构

fantasy n. 幻想故事

A fantasy

 [news:/p/03:17.1] He idol all day long in doting in fantasy.

Marry is always having fantasies about Marry is a milliner.

ambassador n. 大使

When the Ambassador or Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.

 [news:/p/03:40.9] The pretty .. ambassador to Israel unpracticed in dicenation to the terrorism.

about the terrorism.

The Chinese ambassador to   Washington make a statement after event

Escalopia n. 艾斯卡罗比亚（虚构的国名）

When the Ambassador or Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.

frightful adj. 可怕的，令人吃惊的

He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

 [news:/p/04:18.4] the frightful side frighten the little girl into crying.

The frightful news became the headline of today's newspaper.

fire extinguisher 灭火器

'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador dryly.

The school building is quited with a lot of  fire extinguishers

dryly adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地

"I think you made some to ... me "he said dryly.

He refused her requests dryly.

embassy n. 大使馆

University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.

The embassy officials and their families get together to celebrate Christmas day

The embassy was attacked by the terrorists.

heaven n. 天，天堂

'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife.

 [news:/p/05:28.2] Christians believed that people will go to heaven after their death.

To her , life in a Sydney village  is like a life in heaven.

basement n. 地下室

The fire broke out in the basement.

news:/p/The family hided in the basement during the air raid.

A party was held in the basement.

definitely adv. 肯定地

I must definitely get that fellow posted.

 [news:/p/06:04.1] Actresses in Hollywood are definitely on filmly pay  .

He will definitely moved to America to star his career

post v. 派任

He was posted aboard to work in Cebacigery for two years.

  [news:/p/06:24.1] Because of her gender , her request to be post to be hided office was turn down.

shot n. 子弹

Someone fired a shot through my office window

He was wounded by a shot in the leg during the war.

 [news:/p/06:46.6] A mobster’s man fired a shot at the president’s car.

Lesson 96 The dead return

festival n. 节日

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.

The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday.  [news:/p/07:08.7] People pay respect to the dead and clean the grapes on the faze apple

lantern n. 灯笼

Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.

The house was decorated with beautiful lanterns.

The burning lantern cause the terrible fire.

spectacle n. 景象，壮观，场面

This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand On the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

The sunrise building on top of mountain was fine spectacle.

 [news:/p/08:03.4] The city after the ..quick was a terrible spectacle.