1．forecast n．& vt.预测；预报
(教材原句)Technology isn't the only way to forecast the weather.
技术并不是预测天气的唯一方法。
[经典例句]
①The weather forecast said there would be a heavy rain.天气预报说将有大雨。
②The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
报告预测下个月物价将上涨3%。
[即学即练] 单句语法填空/完成句子
(1)It ____________ (forecast) that the weather for the day of the race will be bad.
(2)____________________ (天气预报) says the weather is not good so we are taking a large parcel of warm clothes with us.
联想拓展：
过去式：forecast或forecasted
过去分词：forecast或forecasted
现在分词：forecasting
