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18．It's said that a red sky at night is an indication（暗示）for fine weather the next day．

分析 考查翻译填空，句意：他说晚上红色天空是第二天好天气的暗示．

解答 答案：indication，前面有冠词，后面有介词，很明显应该用名词．

点评 填空时，冠词很重要，冠词一般放于名词前．

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