So an obvious question arises: can we spot bubbles when they occur and predict when they are about to burst?

因此，一个显而易见的问题出现了：我们能不能发现泡沫何时发生，并预测它们何时破裂？

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Another group was given a description of this moral dilemma, and was then asked to predict whether or not they would cheat for each question.

另一组被告知了这种道德两难情况，然后要求他们预测自己是否每个问题都作弊。

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Libya's fate is hard to predict but the economic uncertainties boil down to a hoary question: how much is Saudi Arabia, the linchpin of OPEC, the oil-exporters' cartel, able and willing to pump?

利比亚的命运很难预料，但经济的不确定性提出了一个老问题：沙特阿拉伯(石油输出国组织opec的核心)到底愿意增产多少？

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So the question is, "What do you mean by predict the future?

所以问题在于,什么叫预测未来

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Ultimately it boils down to the question of how well can users predict their data usage.

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That is an impossible question to answer unless you can predict the price of oil in 2013.

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With user input, the software adjusts its behavior to predict which data will be most relevant for the question at hand.

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