【正文】 2. predict 是及物動(dòng)詞，后可接名詞詞組或名詞從句作賓語(yǔ)，后接動(dòng)詞不定式時(shí)常用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。Professor Murray, who creates a graph of their conversations, believes it could eventually be used to predict the likelihood of divorce. 默里教授根據(jù)他們的對(duì)話畫出一幅曲線圖, 他相信這條曲線最終可以用來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)夫妻離婚的可能性。anticipate 是及物動(dòng)詞, 一般接名詞、動(dòng)名詞或名詞從句作賓語(yǔ), 可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)；anticipate 后不能跟動(dòng)詞不定式。It is far better for us to anticipate the worst and get out of it before it hinders the progress.我們最好能事先預(yù)料到最壞的情況，并在它阻礙進(jìn)程之前擺脫它。 in contrast, female wages have been on the increase.27 Apart from anything else, this has had an implicit effect on courtship. Educatedwomen can get many of the things they want, such as security, acplishment,and identity without marriage. (Para. 9)Meaning: In addition to anything else, the delay has affected romantic relationships in a subtle way. Unmarried but educated women can stil have many of the things that they want, such as security, acplishment and identity.Meaning beyond words: In terms of romantic relationships, educated women canalways get more advantages than men.28 However, both genders are having a harder time finding suitable mates to build their lives with.(Para. 9)Meaning: However, it has bee difficult for both males and females to find their appropriate partners whom they can build their future with.Meaning beyond words: The difficulty for both genders to find a suitable spouse is caused by the transition phase.29 Considering all of this, it’s beneficial to know that even if graduates are delaying many things after college, surveys show they still hold highly traditional aspirations. (Para. 9)Meaning: When thinking about all of this, it’s good to know that even if graduates are delaying many things after col ege, surveys show they stil keep highly traditional desires and goals.30 For example, this contemporary generation rates parenthood even more highly than previous generations did! (Para. 9)Meaning: Young people, for instance, think of parenting more important than previous generations did.Meaning beyond words: Young people think that the quality of their own parents’ parenting was inadequate and their own parenting should be of a higher quality.31 This new phase will likely grow more pronounced in the ing years. (Para. 10)Meaning: This new phase in the development of young people will continue to spread and gain easier recognition in the near future.32 Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delayingmarriage and spending more years than ever shifting between higher education and settling down with a career and family. (Para. 10)Meaning: The whole world has noticed a similar tendency – grown children delay marriage and spend more years than generations before them, wandering at highereducation and settling down with a career and family.33 Nevertheless, graduates shouldn’t be deceived into thinking they can back off simply because things have bee more difficult. (Para. 11)Meaning: However, graduates shouldn’t get the wrong assumption that they can give up because things have bee harder.Usage note: deceive, cheat1 deceive 作及物動(dòng)詞用，表示“欺騙；蒙騙；行騙”，指用虛假、哄騙、隱瞞等手段以假亂真，使人產(chǎn)生誤解或錯(cuò)覺(jué)而相信假的東西, 上當(dāng)受騙。Advertisers are now forbidden to deceive customers with false claims. 現(xiàn)在已禁止廣告商用不實(shí)之詞來(lái)欺騙消費(fèi)者。例如： The greedy shopkeeper often cheats customers by sel ing fake goods. 這個(gè)黑心的老板經(jīng)常出售假冒偽劣商品欺騙客戶。*He cheated on (in) the examination. 他考試作弊。例如：*He deceived the shopkeeper into purchasing a large quantity of fake modities他騙店主采購(gòu)了大量的假冒偽劣商品。常用搭配為 cheat sb. (out) of sth.，介詞 of 后常接fortune, wealth, achievement, success 等。34 A large number of people chasing relatively fewer opportunities can createstrong petitive pressure. ()Meaning: A large number of people peting for fewer jobs can put a lot of stress on young people.35 So, from the outset, keep your resume professional and uptodate. (Para. 11)Meaning: Therefore, from the very beginning, you need to keep your r閟um?wellwritten, and you must often revise it as necessary.36 To reinforce this essential message, success moving through the odyssey years will e to those who don’t expect to achieve their goals right away but know that they must have the strength, capacity and confidence to endure over the long term.(Para. 12)Meaning: Success only belongs to those young people who are not too anxious about their immediate achievements and who have longterm goals and fine qualities such as strength, capacity and confidence in order to sustain through the long odyssey years.37 Stay strong, be positive, and keep focused! Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey years. (Para. 12)Meaning: Remain strong, be positive, and keep focused on your goals. Someday when you look back you would feel surprised at what you have achieved through the odyssey years.