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

实验证明，孩子们可以在很小的时候就被教导游泳。

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At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles,

在洛杉矶的一个特殊游泳池里，

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children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.

孩子们甚至在学会走路之前就能熟练地在水下憋气。

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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抵触下水。

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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.

没过多久，他们就非常适应游泳了，甚至能从泳池底部捡起重物。

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

这些小泳者非常喜欢的一项游戏是水下三轮车比赛。

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

三轮车排成一列，放置在水下七英尺深的泳池底部。

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

孩子们互相竞争，看谁先到达泳池的另一端。

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

许多孩子会蹬他们的三轮车，但大多数人更喜欢推或拖它们。

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

有些孩子甚至可以游完整个泳池的长度而不用浮出水面换气一次。

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

他们将来是否会成为奥运冠军，只有时间能证明。

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

同时，他们应该鼓励我们中那些游不到五码就气喘吁吁的人。