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The upshot : a global slump in personal spending is unfolding , portending rockier times for the global economy and world financial markets .

其结果是：全球范围内的个人支出正开始大幅下降，这预示着全球经济及金融市场未来的日子将更为艰难。

Ingenious and intriguing , the automaton was produced in the 19th century , portending the renaissance in Japanese applied technology that followed the second world war .

这个精巧迷人的机器人制作于19世纪，预示了二战后日本应用技术的复兴。

The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions .

该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。

Second , one must form a judgment as to what those facts portend .

第二，必须形成一个判断，猜测这些事实预示着什么。

Could that portend something more challenging for the government in 2012 ?

那是否预示着对2012年的政府将带来更多的挑战？

Sometimes small events can portend great changes .

有时，小事件能预示着大变革。

So lack of employment now may portend an even bleaker future .

因此，缺少就业岗位如今可能预示了一个更为暗淡的未来。

The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster .

日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。

Reporter : So what kind of changes does that portend ?

记者：所以那预示着怎样的变化呢？

What may they portend for the future ?

对于将来有何预示？

Or does it portend a new Europe ?

还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来？

Heavy insider purchases sometimes portend a vigorous market rally .

内部人士大举买入，有时预示着市场将开始强力反弹。

Leading economic indicators that portend a recession .

预告萧条的主要经济指标。

The berries on your hedge portend an early and severe winter .

你家树篱上的浆果预示严冬将早早来临。

Vivid , violent dreams can portend brain disorders by half a century , a new study finds .

一项新的研究发现，栩栩如生的恶梦能预知到半个世纪后的脑部紊乱。

But moving from the jaded north to the dynamic south does not portend an easy future .

但是，基督教从疲惫的北方向富有活力的南方扩展，并不能预示基督徒在南方的安宁生活。

If well harnessed , such statistics portend a boom in local private demand in decades to come .

这些数据预示着，如果得到很好的利用，未来几十年非洲本地私人需求将强劲增长。

Emphasis is respectively put on the administrative concept of action , information , institutions , resources and system construction in the portending period ;

重点研究了预警阶段的政府行动理念、信息、机构、资源和制度建设；

Portend the approach of a violent revolutionary storm

预示一场猛烈的革命风暴的来临

These clouds are ominous . They portend a severe storm .

这些云是不祥的预兆，预示着一场大风暴即将来临。

What does the rise of libertarianism portend for the future of the US ?

自由主义的抬头对美国的未来预示着什么？

Future flight part3of12 : beaming up the weather : today 's services portend tomorrow 's resources .

未来飞行12部分之3用雷达探测天气：今天的服务预示着明天的资源。

But how can we ensure these are teething problems and do not portend greater turmoil ?

可是我们如何才能确定，这些确实是革命初期的问题，而不是预示着更大的混乱？

The Wall Street crash does not portend big budgets for what some people see as a luxury agency like NASA .

华尔街金融危机预示着象NASA这样的被某些人视为豪奢的部门不会得到大笔的预算。

And though that may be welcome news for politicians such as Mr Ramsey , it could portend disaster for farmers .

尽管这对于拉姆齐这些政治家而言是好消息，但对农场主却预示着灾难。

Things that happen on eclipses tend to portend that something more is on the way , so take this period seriously .

在日食期间发生的事情将预兆着一些即将到来的事情，所以请认真对待这一事情的每一件事情。

It 's a deeply superstitious country , where earthquakes are commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties .

这是一个很迷信的国家，地震被认为预示着王朝的终结。

Do Watson and his ilk portend higher unemployment ?

沃森及其家族成员是否预示着未来失业率会更高呢？

What do these strange events portend ?

这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？

Worldwide population trends of increasing life expectancy and increasing prevalence of selected risk factors for atrial fibrillation portend a worsening epidemic .

世界范围内人们对于预期寿命的延长趋势也增加了对于房颤有选择性潜在危险因素的流行恶化。