[答案] B

[练习]根据句子的意思在横线上填入适当词或词组。

1) He_____ me ____ his innocence.

2) After his discussion, I ______ that I was wrong.

3) It is no use trying ________ him to quit smoking.

Keys: 1)convinced...of 2)was convinced 3)to convince

1. attempt n. 努力；尝试；企图vt.尝试；企图

[重点用法]

attempt sth.试图做......; 努力去执行(完成)某事

attempt to do企图做某事

make an attempt at sth／to do sth.企图做某事

[典例]

1) The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. 囚犯企图逃跑，但是失败了

2) An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it．

一名宇航员将试着离开停着的宇宙飞船，然后再回到里面去。

3) The boys made an attempt to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents．

男孩子们想去野营但被他们的父母们拦住了。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 我试图与她取得联系。

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2) 他无意进行这件事情。

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Keys: 1) I attempted to get in touch with her. 2) He made no attempt to carry it out.

2. predict vt.预言；预告；预测(侧重从已知的事实推断或根据自然规律断定未来的事情。

[重点用法]

predict sth.

predict that

prediction n. 预言, 预报

[典例]

1) An eclipse could be predicted in ancient days.很久以前就可以预报日（月）蚀了。

2) His teacher predicted that he could be a CEO of a company because of his intelligence and diligence.

　因为他的聪明和勤奋，他老师预测他以后有可能成为公司的总裁。

3) Do you take seriously his prediction of a government defeat?他预言政府要挫败，你认为这话靠得住吗？

[练习] 汉译英

1) 观察员预测加沙地区形势最起码会持续一个月。

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2) 预告明天有雨

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Keys: 1)The observer predicted that the situation in Gaza will last at least a month.

2) It predicts rain for tomorrow.

V 重点词组 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）