They are failing to look ahead at a time when planning for the future is more important than ever.

当规划未来比以往任何时候都重要时，他们却未能极目前瞻。

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Ask specific questions about the challenges the person would face in the position, and look for whether he's answering on the fly or has given some thought to the issue ahead of time.

针对他们在应聘岗位上可能面临的挑战，对他们提出一些问题。从他们的回答中，可以观察到他们是临时做出的仓促回答，还是提前已经做到了深思熟虑。

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Time is the greatest healer, so don't look too far ahead into the future and worry about what it holds.

时间是最好的疗伤药，所以请别考虑太久远的将来和担心以后会怎样。

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You get a decent look at it ahead of time, though, by watching how they build new ways seize it.

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When it comes to their own businesses, they look a long time ahead, thinking of what the business is going to be like 5 to 10 years from now.

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There is also a wealth of informational "mash-ups" of maps with other data, such as Virtual Tourism, Google City Tours and safe2pee.org, so you can look at destinations ahead of time, figure out a city tour based on the sites you want to see, even locate the public restrooms.

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