Meaning:Itishardtosayinadvancewhatwillhappennext.Sincenonewsocialrulesorinstructionshavebeensetupyet,everythingseemstobetemporaryorunfixed.Usagenotepredict,anticipatepredict和anticipate都是动词，都含有“预言；预料”之意。1predict表示“预言；预料”之意时，往往是根据内心感受、经验、证据或迹象；anticipate表示“预期；预料”之意时，往往根据以往的经验、自己的向往、设想来推测。例如：Infact,noonecanpredictwhetherhisideawillendupwithagreatsuccessforourbusiness.事实上，没人能预测他的想法是否最终会使我们的业务取得成功。Ianticipatealotofinterestinmynewspaperadvertisement.我预料我在报纸上登的广告会引起人们很大的兴趣。Ipredictthisyear’sdroughttohaveadetrimentaleffect.我预测今年的干旱有不利的影响。2predict是及物动词，后可接名词词组或名词从句作宾语，后接动词不定式时常用于被动结构。例如：Unemploymentispredictedtoincreaseto700,000bytheendoftheyear.预计失业人口到今年年底将增至70万。ProfessorMurray,whocreatesagraphoftheirconversations,believesitcouldeventuallybeusedtopredictthelikelihoodofdivorce.默里教授根据他们的对话画出一幅曲线图,他相信这条曲线最终可以用来预测夫妻离婚的可能性。Forecasterswillbeabletopredictwheretheexpectedstormsurgeswillstrikeandhowbigtheywillbe.预报员们将可预报风暴潮袭击的地点及其规模。anticipate是及物动词,一般接名词、动名词或名词从句作宾语,可用于被动结构；anticipate后不能跟动词不定式。例如：Agoodmanufacturermusttrytoanticipatewhathiscustomerswillwantanddecidewhatshallbeproduced.一位优秀的制造商必须努力预料顾客需要什么，然后决定生产什么。Itisfarbetterforustoanticipatetheworstandgetoutofitbeforeithinderstheprogress.我们最好能事先预料到最坏的情况，并在它阻碍进程之前摆脱它。25There’sbeenashiftinthestatusandbalanceofpowerbetweenthegenders,too.Morewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.(Para.8)Meaning:There’salsobeenachangeinthesocialstatusandpowerbetweenmaleandfemale.Nowmorewomenaregettingdegreesthanmen.26Malewageshaveremainedstableoverthepastdecades,whilefemalewageshaveboomed.(Para.8)Meaning:Malewageshaveremainedsteadyoverthepastdecades;incontrast,femalewageshavebeenontheincrease.27Apartfromanythingelse,thishashadanimpliciteffectoncourtship.Educatedwomencangetmanyofthethingstheywant,suchassecurity,accomplishment,andidentitywithoutmarriage.(Para.9)Meaning:Inadditiontoanythingelse,thedelayhasaffectedromanticrelationshipsinasubtleway.Unmarriedbuteducatedwomencanstillhavemanyofthethingsthattheywant,suchassecurity,accomplishmentandidentity.Meaningbeyondwords:Intermsofromanticrelationships,educatedwomencanalwaysgetmoreadvantagesthanmen.28However,bothgendersarehavingahardertimefindingsuitablematestobuildtheirliveswith.(Para.9)Meaning:However,ithasbecomedifficultforbothmalesandfemalestofindtheirappropriatepartnerswhomtheycanbuildtheirfuturewith.Meaningbeyondwords:Thedifficultyforbothgenderstofindasuitablespouseiscausedbythetransitionphase.29Consideringallofthis,it’sbeneficialtoknowthatevenifgraduatesaredelayingmanythingsaftercollege,surveysshowtheystillholdhighlytraditionalaspirations.(Para.9)Meaning:Whenthinkingaboutallofthis,it’sgoodtoknowthatevenifgraduatesaredelayingmanythingsaftercollege,surveysshowtheystillkeephighlytraditionaldesiresandgoals.30Forexample,thiscontemporarygenerationratesparenthoodevenmorehighlythanpreviousgenerationsdid!(Para.9)Meaning:Youngpeople,forinstance,thinkofparentingmoreimportantthanpreviousgenerationsdid.Meaningbeyondwords:Youngpeoplethinkthatthequalityoftheirownparents’parentingwasinadequateandtheirownparentingshouldbeofahigherquality.31Thisnewphasewilllikelygrowmorepronouncedinthecomingyears.(Para.10)Meaning:Thisnewphaseinthedevelopmentofyoungpeoplewillcontinuetospreadandgaineasierrecognitioninthenearfuture.32Nationsaroundtheworldhavewitnessedsimilartrendstowarddelayingmarriageandspendingmoreyearsthanevershiftingbetweenhighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.(Para.10)Meaning:Thewholeworldhasnoticedasimilartendency–grownchildrendelaymarriageandspendmoreyearsthangenerationsbeforethem,wanderingathighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.33Nevertheless,graduatesshouldn’tbedeceivedintothinkingtheycanbackoffsimplybecausethingshavebecomemoredifficult.(Para.11)Meaning:However,graduatesshouldn’tgetthewrongassumptionthattheycangiveupbecausethingshavebecomeharder.Usagenote:deceive,cheat1deceive作及物动词用，表示“欺骗；蒙骗；行骗”，指用虚假、哄骗、隐瞒等手段以假乱真，使人产生误解或错觉而相信假的东西,上当受骗。例如：Honeyedwordsmaydeceivepeopleforsometime,buttheycannotstandthetestoftimeandpractice.花言巧语蒙骗人于一时,但是却经不起时间和实践的检验。Advertisersarenowforbiddentodeceivecustomerswithfalseclaims.现在已禁止广告商用不实之词来欺骗消费者。cheat作及物动词用时，表示“欺骗；骗取”，常指用不公平的手段、不诚实的方法骗取某物。例如：Thegreedyshopkeeperoftencheatscustomersbysellingfakegoods.这个黑心的老板经常出售假冒伪劣商品欺骗客户。cheat作不及物动词用时，表示“作弊”。Hecheatedon(in)theexamination.他考试作弊。2deceive的施动者为enemy,rival,agent等,受动者常为受骗的对象如firm,purchaser,shopper等,常用搭配为deceivesb.intodoingsth.,介词into的宾语常为believing,thinking,buying,selling等。例如：Hedeceivedtheshopkeeperintopurchasingalargequantityoffakecommodities.他骗店主采购了大量的假冒伪劣商品。cheat表示“骗取”时，其宾语一般是人。常用搭配为cheatsb.(out)ofsth.，介词of后常接fortune,wealth,achievement,success等。例如：Hecheatedme(out)ofmywatch.他骗走了我的手表。34Alargenumberofpeoplechasingrelativelyfeweropportunitiescancreatestrongcompetitivepressure.(Para.11)Meaning:Alargenumberofpeoplecompetingforfewerjobscanputalotofstressonyoungpeople.35So,fromtheoutset,keepyourrésuméprofessionalandup-to-date.(Para.11)Meaning:Therefore,fromtheverybeginning,youneedtokeepyourrésuméwell-written,andyoumustoftenreviseitasnecessary.36Toreinforcethisessentialmessage,successmovingthroughtheodysseyyearswillcometothosewhodon’texpecttoachievetheirgoalsrightawaybutknowthattheymusthavethestrength,capacityandconfidencetoendureoverthelongterm.(Para.12)Meaning:Successonlybelongstothoseyoungpeoplewhoarenottooanxiousabouttheirimmediateachievementsandwhohavelong-termgoalsandfinequalitiessuchasstrength,capacityandconfidenceinordertosustainthroughthelongodysseyyears.37Staystrong,bepositive,andkeepfocused!Somedayyouwilllookbackandwonderatthevastchangesasyoupassedthroughtheodysseyyears.(Para.12)Meaning:Remainstrong,bepositive,andkeepfocusedonyourgoals.Somedaywhenyoulookbackyouwouldfeelsurprisedatwhatyouhaveachievedthroughtheodysseyyears.