新目标初中英语八年级下Unit 1--Selfcheck2

Selfcheck2
[00:01.30]Self Check
[00:02.91]2
[00:05.86]Read the passage and
[00:07.58]circle the inventions on the right.
[00:09.85]
[00:10.75]Predicting the future can be difficult.
[00:13.93]There are many famous predictions¹
[00:15.81]that never came true.
[00:17.66]Before 1929, there was no sound in movies.
[00:22.69]The head of one of the biggest movie companies
[00:25.46]in the United² States predicted³
[00:27.41]that no one would want to see actors talk.
[00:30.76]Of course, he was wrong!
[00:32.92]In 1977, the head of the largest computer company
[00:37.49]in the United States said,"No one will want
[00:40.52]to have a computer in his or her home."
[00:43.87]He thought that computers
[00:47.74]would never be used by most people.

1 predictions   

n.预言，预言的事物( prediction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Experiments have corroborated her predictions. 实验证实了她的预言。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is what makes Leon Bagrit's predictions particularly remarkable. 这就是莱昂。巴格瑞特的预测非凡的地方。 来自新概念英语第三册

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 predicted   

预言，预测，预示( predict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise. 他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• She delivered exactly when the doctor predicted she would. 她恰好在医生所说的预产期分娩了。