And even if the rebellion failed, he predicted that it would lead to a civil war between the North and the South.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

You might have predicted it the other way around, the twenty dollars, "wow, well, twenty dollars, I must have enjoyed it because I got twenty dollars," but in fact, the logic here is the people with twenty dollars when asked, "What do you think of the task?" could say, "It was boring. I did it for twenty dollars."

你们猜想的结果可能跟这个相反，拿20美元的那组，”20美元，我当然很喜欢这个任务“,”因为我拿到20美元“,但事实是，当问及20美元那一组时，”你喜欢这个任务吗/“,”很无聊，我为了20美元才做的“

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It described the target as a voluntary action, and predicted it would make a "major contribution" to global efforts to deal with climate change.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Before it went into effect some economists predicted the trade agreement would increase sales of Indonesian commodities such as palm oil,copper,and rubber, but would hurt low-end manufacturers.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

"It's an astonishing feat to get six predictions in a row. I am told people are walking into our shops and saying 'I will have what the Octopus predicted.'" But before taking Paul's word for this World Cup, it might be worth checking out the competition, because Paul isn't the only animal making predictions on this World Cup.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09