古代的神谕被认为有预言未来的能力。

The ancient oracle was believed to have the power to predict the future.

精确预言未来的事实际上是办不到的。

It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately.

古代神谕声称可以预言未来。

The ancient oracle claimed to foretell the future.

但仍有狂热者宣称这是预言未来最有效的方式。

But there are still aficionados who claim that it is the most guaranteed way of predicting the future.

顾名思义，科幻小说是预言未来技术并且将来对人类社会所造成的影响的文学。

As its name suggests, science fiction is literature which predicts the technology of the future and the effect this will have on human society .

预言未来是件很危险的事, 尤其是将其在报纸上公布于众就更加危险.

Gazing into a crystal ball is fraught with peril, especially when done in print.