1. A China that uses its might bilaterally to gain narrow political advantages would be a worrying portent for the future when China becomes economically bigger and stronger.
2. So, could Hero be a portent of things to come or just another Jet Li film?
因此，可以将英雄的一个先兆东西来，或只是另李连杰电影吗?。
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3. If past credit problems makes getting a loan on their own impossible, that may very well be a portent of how seriously (or not) they treat their responsibility to creditors and, by extension, you.
4. But January’s rise in the claimant count is a worrying portent.
但是一月份申请人数的增加是一个令人担忧的预兆。
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5. That is probably the nearest thing to a real water war being fought today, and may perhaps be a portent of others to come.
这可能是目前发生的最接近真正水资源战争的冲突，而且有可能预示着其他冲突的来临。
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6. But did your reverence hear of the portent that was seen last night?
不过，阁下您听说昨天夜里人们看见的征兆了吗？
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7. Technology follows Hollywood dreams; here’s hoping this montage is a portent of what’s coming soon.
科技正逐渐实现着好莱坞的美好梦想，科幻片里的设定就要变成现实。
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8. Today, a disproportionate number endure low-wage jobs — a potential portent for America’s students and first-time job seekers plunging into a shallow job market in the United States.
