Unit 2 Language Points2知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

XB1U2 Language Points 2 Period 3 Using Language 1. predict(vt.)预测；预言；预料--prediction(n.)预测；预言--predictable(adj.)可预见的 ②forecast(vt.&n.)预测；预报 When listening for predictions, you should listen for the use of the future tense, in particular（=particularly 特别；尤其） the future tense with will or will be doing. Words such as predict（预测）, prediction, and forecast（预测）, are also used quite often when making predictions（作出预测）. predict(=forecast) the future/outcome预知未来/预见结果 weather forecast天气预报 The Atlantic is predicted to warm faster than the rest of the world’s oceans. 据预测，大西洋比世界上其他大洋更快变暖。 People across the world are already making their predictions for which team will win. 世界各地的人们已经在预测那支球队会夺冠。 Oil prices are forecast to increase by less than 2% this year. 据预测今年石油价格增长将低于2%。 It is predicted that据预测…… be predicted to do sth预计做某事 make predictions/a prediction作出预测 forecast sth to do sth(forecast/forecasted--forecast/forecasted)预计某事会…… 2. oppose(vt.)反对；抵制；阻挠--opposed(adj.)强烈反对；截然不同--opposition(n.)反对；反抗；对抗 In the article, various people said that the public should oppose（反对）the idea of developing driverless cars.在这篇报道中，多位人士表示公众应该反对无人驾驶汽车这一想法。 Do you support or oppose this plan?你支持还是反对这个计划？ Many local people opposed building the new airport.很对当地人反对建新的机场。 Some students are opposed to the decision and think that it will limit their freedom. 一些学生反对这个决定，他们认为这会限制他们的自由。 反对做某事：oppose (doing) sth/be opposed to (doing) sth/object to (doing) sth/be against (doing) sth 3. hence(adv.)因此；由此= therefore/thus ②cease(vi.&vt.)（使）停止；终止 to stop doing sth or stop happening Hence（因此）, we should cease accepting（cease doing sth停止做某事） technology just because it is new.因此，我们应停止仅仅因为技术是新的就接受它。 He ceased to be a member of the association.他不再是该协会的成员。 cease fire停火/cease arguing停止争论/cease production停止生产/cease to exist不复存在 cease to do sth=cease doing sth停止做某事 4. apologise for the accident为此次事故道歉 apologise to sb for (doing) sth因为（做）某事向某人道歉 5. the deceased死者；已故者 6. one day soon不久的将来 7