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一、词汇详解

1.calculate vt.&vi.计算;核算;预测；推测

【典型例句】

Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.

补助金按平均周收入计算。

You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take.

你需要算一算要花多少时间才能完成分配的任务。

It has been calculated that at least 47,000 jobs were lost last year.据估算，去年至少丧失了47，000个工作。

Conservationists calculated that hundreds of species could be lost in this area.

自然资源保护主义者预测，数百万计的物种可能会从这个地方消失。

The scientist could not calculate when the spaceship would reach the moon.

科学家不能算出太空船何时到达月球。

【知识小结】

【相关链接】

calculated adj　精心策划的；蓄意的

be calculated to do　打算做；故意做；可能做

calculating adj.　精明的；精于算计的（常含贬义）

calculation n.　计算；推测；算计；慎思；考虑

calculate on　依靠；依赖

活学巧用

1.1）完成句子

（1）I calculated _________________________（我们在下午六点到达）.

答案:we would arrive at 6:00 p.m.

（2）-Did she calculate the cost?

-Yes,_________________________（她估计那要花一百英镑）.

答案:she calculated that it would cost ￡100

(3)Have you finished ________（你估计完没有）?

答案：calculating yet

(4)If you want to borrow money from George,you can't _________________（指望他晚饭前脾气会好）.

答案：calculate on his/him being in a good temper before dinner

2)单项填空

That was a _________ threat:she meant to annoy you.

A.calculating B.calculated

C.calculation D.calculate