Lemons, betoken a separation. Pomegranates, predict happy wedlock to those who are single, and reconciliation to those who are married and have disagreed. Quinces, prognosticate pleasant company. Roses, denote happy love, not unmixed with sorrow from other sources. Sorrel, To dream of this herb is a sign that you will shortly have occasion to exert all your prudence to overcome some great calamity. Sunflowers, show that your pride will be deeply wounded. Violets, predict evil to the single and joy to the married. Yellow-flowers of any kind predict jealousy.英文原著 · 《Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions-3》
This vegetable is a sign that you will receive, in a short time, a favour from the hands of those from whom you would least expect it. Agrimony. This herb denotes that there will be sickness in your house. Anemone, predicts love. Auriculas, in beds, denote luck; in pots, marriage: while to gather them, foretells widowhood. Bilberries, predict a pleasant excursion. Broom-flowers, an increase of family. Cauliflowers, predict that all your friends will slight you, or that you will fall into poverty and find no one to pity you.英文原著 · 《Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions-3》
And, as a peroration, he predicted--solemnly predicted--a career in vocal art for the "coming star of the Southwest--and one of which grand old Texas may well be proud," hitherto unsurpassed in the annals of musical history.英文原著 · 《Options》
We must be content for the present simply to accept Gotama as one of the surnames of the Buddha with whom we have to do. [10] See chap. vi, note 5. It is there said that the prediction of Maitreya's succession to the Buddhaship was made to him in the Tushita heaven. Was there a repetition of it here in the Deer-park, or was a prediction now given concerning something else? [11] Nothing seems to be known of this naga but what we read here. [12] Identified by some with Kusia, near Kurrah (lat. 25d 41s N., lon.英文原著 · 《Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms》
While they stood pondering on the strangeness of this adventure there arrived certain messengers from the king, who were empowered by him to confer upon Macbeth the dignity of Thane of Cawdor. An event so miraculously corresponding with the prediction of the witches astonished Macbeth, and he stood wrapped in amazement, unable to make reply to the messengers; and in that point of time swelling hopes arose in his mind that the prediction of the third witch might in like manner have its accomplishment, and that he should one day reign king in Scotland.英文原著 · 《Tales From Shakespeare》
Some days after the King was with the Queen at the assembly hour, and the discourse turned upon nativities and predictions; the company were divided in their opinion as to what credit ought to be given to them; the Queen professed to have great faith in them, and maintained that after so many things had come to pass as they had been foretold, one could not doubt but there was something of certainty in that science; others affirmed, that of an infinite number of predictions so very few proved true, that the truth of those few ought to be looked upon as an effect of chance.英文原著 · 《The Princess of Cleves》
You know, I knew a family of gypsy psychics who couldn't even predict that they would all die in a barn fire.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
And if we apply this to the stock, We can predict its delta, Following the path of its abstracted self Because nature follows abstraction.美剧 · 《Billions》
Hey, I just wanted to thank you for getting me this job and pulling me out of that oh-so-predictably BoJack spiral of self-loathing and substance abuse.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》