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Experiments have proved that children can__1__(instruct) in swimming at a very early age. At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at__2__(hold) their breath under water even before they can walk.__3__(baby) of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water. It is not long__4__they are so accustomed to swimming__5__they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool. A game that is very popular with these young__6__(swim) is the underwater tricycle race. Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water. The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. Many pedal their tricycles,__7__most of them prefer to push or drag them. Some children can cover the whole__8__(long)of the pool__9__coming up for breath even once. Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell. Meanwhile, they should encourage__10__among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.

解析：

1. be instructed. 情態動詞 + 動詞原形，children與instruct為動賓關係。

2. holding. 介詞 + doing

3. Babies. 主謂一致（動詞為複數）

4. before. 句型：It』s not long before....不久......

5. that. 句型：so...that...

6. swimmers. 形容詞 + 名詞

7. but. 並列連詞（表示轉折）

8. length. 形容詞 + 名詞

9. without. 介詞（表示否定關係）

10. those. 代詞（定語從句先行詞）

片語：

1. At an early age 在早期

2. Hold one』s breath 屏住呼吸

3. Be reluctant to do sth 不願意做......

4. its not long before... 不久......

5. Be accustomed to doing sth/ be used to doing sth 習慣於做......

6. So (adj/ adv) that... 如此......以至於......

7. Be popular with 在......中受歡迎

8. Encourage sb to do sth 鼓勵某人做某事

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