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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