练习材料：Lesson 94 Future champions 时长：82s
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.
ɪksˈpɛrɪmənts hæv pruːvd ðæt ˈʧɪldrən kæn biː ɪnˈstrʌktɪd ɪn ˈswɪmɪŋ æt ə ˈvɛri ˈɜːli eɪʤ.
At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.
æt ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈswɪmɪŋ puːl ɪn Los ˈeɪnʤəlz, ˈʧɪldrən bɪˈkʌm ˈɛkspɜːt æt ˈhəʊldɪŋ ðeə brɛθ ˈʌndə ˈwɔːtər ˈiːvən bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ kæn wɔːk.
Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water, It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
ˈbeɪbiz ɒv tuː mʌnθs əʊld duː nɒt əˈpɪə tuː biː rɪˈlʌktənt tuː ˈɛntə ðə ˈwɔːtə, ɪt ɪz nɒt lɒŋ bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ ɑː səʊ əˈkʌstəmd tuː ˈswɪmɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ kæn pɪk ʌp weɪts frɒm ðə flɔːr ɒv ðə puːl.
A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
ə geɪm ðæt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpɒpjʊlə wɪð ðiːz jʌŋ ˈswɪməz ɪz ði ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə ˈtraɪsɪkl reɪs.
Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.
ˈtraɪsɪklz ɑː laɪnd ʌp ɒn ðə flɔːr ɒv ðə puːl ˈsɛvn fiːt ˈʌndə ˈwɔːtə.
The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
ðə ˈʧɪldrən kəmˈpiːt əˈgɛnst iːʧ ˈʌðə tuː riːʧ ði ˈʌðər ɛnd ɒv ðə puːl.
Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.
ˈmɛni ˈpɛdl ðeə ˈtraɪsɪklz, bʌt məʊst ɒv ðɛm priˈfɜː tuː pʊʃ ɔː dræg ðɛm.
Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.
sʌm ˈʧɪldrən kæn ˈkʌvə ðə həʊl lɛŋθ ɒv ðə puːl wɪˈðaʊt ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌp fɔː brɛθ ˈiːvən wʌns.
Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell.
ˈwɛðə ðeɪ wɪl ˈɛvə bɪˈkʌm ˈfjuːʧər əʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈʧæmpiənz, ˈəʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl.
Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.ˈmiːnˈwaɪl, ðeɪ ʃʊd ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ ðəʊz əˈmʌŋ ʌs huː ˈkænɒt swɪm faɪv jɑːdz bɪˈfɔː ðeɪ ɑː ˈgɑːspɪŋ fɔːr eə.
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
同学，你好！你今天的课文朗读我听了几遍，单词大部分都能读准确，有几个问题提醒一下:单词experiment正确的读法应该是[ɪkˈspɛrəmənt]，还有单词feet[fit]也明显读错了，字母ee组合应该发长元音i。关键问题是整体朗读缺乏明显的节奏及语调变化，我也是一样的问题，继续努力，加油！
练习感悟：其实读之前查了音标是[ɪkˈspɛrəmənt]，但是在跟读的时候 原声发的总感觉是[ekˈspɛrəmənt],于是就也读成了/eks/，所以有时候不一定按照原文的发音来读。还是按照音标来拼读吧