Language Point 9

He could predict their performance from the strength of the brain's electrical activity…(Para. 7)
predict: vt. say in advance One can look to the future but can't predict the future.

人可以展望未來(lái)，但無(wú)法預(yù)測(cè)未來(lái)。
They predict that about twenty percent of the students will fail to pass the examination.

他們預(yù)計(jì)將有20%的學(xué)生考試不及格。
performance: n. 1. action or way of doing something
Our football team's performance has been poor during the whole year.

我們的足球隊(duì)今年一直表現(xiàn)不佳。
2. show of music, a play, etc.
His performance at the party last night was very good.

昨晚他在晚會(huì)上的表演很棒。