1 : forecast ( vt./n.)1)vt. 后跟名词、代词、宾语从句 （预测、预报）eg The teacher asked us to forecast the future.

The weatherman forecast that it would rain the next day.

2)n. 预测、预报 a weather forecast make forecasts about sth 对…进行预报 / 预

测

2: major adj./v.1)Be careful ,there is a major road ahead.( 主要的；重要的）2)v. 主修科目，常与 in 连用She majored in maths at university

3.indicate vt. point to. show sth. 指出 , 指示 , 表明 . 1) 当“指出 , 指示”时 . 后面经常跟名词 .

The arrow indicates the way to the park. 2) 作“表明 , 象征”讲 . 后面可以加名词或宾语从

句 . 即 indicate + n/ (that)… Snow indicates the coming of winter. A red sky at night indicates that the following

day will be fine. The sign indicates that smoking is not allowe

d here. He point out the way to the nearest hospital f

or me. He never show his feelings

4: ensure : 保证 , 担保 , 保护1): ensure “ 保证 , 确保” , 常用于 “ ensure + n.”

eg: The book ensured his success.

2): ensure + sb. + sth. “ 保证某人 ( 得到）某物”eg: A good sleep will ensure you quicker recovery.

3): ensure + that- “ 保证…事”eg: Please ensure that all the lights are switched

off at night.

4 ） ensure sb. against sth. 保护某人免受We should ensure ourselves against all possible

risks.

5 keep/stay /get in touch with I still __________ most of my high

school students.I will ___________ you as soon as I arrived.be out of /lose touch with sb. 与某人失去联系in/within touch 够得着 out of touch 够不着短语拓展：keep back 留下；阻止 keep in mind 记住keep fit 保持健康 keep one’s balancekeep on 坚持；继续前进 keep up with 赶上；不落后 ; 跟上catch up with

keep/stay in touch with

get in touch with

6.purchase vt to buy sth. n. things bought. 1) 作动词时 , 表示“购买 , 买东西” . 比 buy

正式 , 后面常加名词作宾语 .

eg. He purchased the house for two hundred thousand dollars.

2) 作名词时表示“购买的东西”时，常用复数．

　 eg. I had a good/bad purchase. I have some purchases to make in tw

on.

7: remain :

1): “ 剩下 , 残留” , (vi.) 通常不用于进行时态 . eg: There remain only a few ruins that remi

nd us of the old days.

现在只留下一些令我们怀念往日时光的遗迹Few people remained in the meeting.

If you take 4from 9, 5 remains.2): “ 逗留 , 停留” , 比 stay 更正式 .

Eg: How long will you remain here? Please remain here till I return.

3): 作系动词 , 后接 : 形容词 / 名词 / 分词 / 介词短语等 . “ ( 继续 ) 保持 , 仍然处于 ( 某种状态 )

• He remained silent.• After years of hard work, Tom still remained a

worker.• The situation remained unchanged .• She remained sitting/seated when they came i

n .• That old man remained full of energy.

(4) 派生词：remains n. 剩余物；残余 ; 遗体；遗迹The remains of a meal/ the remains of ancient Ro

me

remaining adj. 剩下的；剩余的，常放名词前The remaining food/ vegetables

(5) 常用句式 sth. remains to be done ：某事尚待去做Much remains to be done.

It remains to be seen :…… 还要看情况发展It remains to be seen whether he will succeed.

remain in one’s memory 留在某人记忆中

8: cure & treat

1): cure “ 治愈” , ( 指治疗的结果 ). 后常接 of . 表示治愈某人的（病）

eg: This medicine cured him of his cough.

这种药治好了他的咳嗽 .

2): treat “ 医治” , 指用各种医疗手段治疗病人 . 后常接 for .

eg: The doctor hope to treat his illness successfully.

Which doctor is treating you for your disease?

9.require (1)require +n.

The occasion requires formal dress.

(2)require sb. to do sth.

I require him to think it over.

All passages are required to fasten their belts.

所有的乘客都要求系安全带。(3) require doing

All cars require servicing regularly.

(4) require that clause +(should) doThe situation requires that I should be there.类似的词有 insist/demand/require/command /

order/desire/suggest/advice/recommend/propose 及其相对应的名词后面跟句子都用 (sho

uld )do.●I insist that you ____(take) action to put this

right.She insisted that she____ (be) innocent.● I suggested to him that we (should) deal wit

h another way.Are you suggesting that I am not telling the tr

uth?

take

was

Practice

Fill in the blanks with words in the text.

2. He ________________ her before she enter the building. (P1)

1. The weather station _______ strong wind for tomorrow. (P1)

3. The hospital tries to ________ that people can quickly see a doctor. (P2)

4. A group of educators are helping to ________ the educational system in the country.(P3)

5. The two friends promised to _________________ each other.(P3)

forecasts

caught a glimpse of

ensure

reform

keep in touch with

predictssee sb/sth for a mom

ent

v. & n.:become better

contact with

Exercises1The experienced merchant made ___that I would get i

nto trouble doing business with a company like that .A an advice B a decision C a forecast D a design

2Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _____ whether they will enjoy it .

Ato see B to be seen C seeing D seen