Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
人怕出名猪怕壮.
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It portends we are in danger.
这预示我们陷入危险.
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His silence portends trouble.
他沉默不语不是好兆头.
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Perhaps the present concern with the values of liberal arts education portends an intellectual anemia.
现在关心大学文科教育的重要性也许意味着患了智力贫血症.
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