They had no foresight.

以前他们没有远见。

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No one had enough foresight to predict the winner.

谁也没有足够的远见能预测哪一个获胜。

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There is no natural foresight, no mechanism for warning that present selfish gains are leading to species extinction - and indeed, 99 per cent of all species that have ever lived are extinct.

没有自然的深谋远虑，没有什么机制会警告当前的自私收益将导致物种灭绝——事实上，99%曾经存在的物种现在都已经灭绝了。

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Obviously no amount of foresight can guard a woman against all eventualities, such as an unruly mob that erupts out of nowhere.

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But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best-laid schemes o mice an men Gang aft agley, An lea'e us nought but grief an pain, For promis'd joy!

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The U.S. loss would be China's gain, thanks in no small part to Chu's foresight.

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