我们总说，新年新气象，总是在新的一年开端立flag。

今天就来了解一下怎么用英语表达我们对未来的期待哦。

1. prediction

常见表达是“making a prediction”，可以用gloomy表示不乐观的预测结果。

Please don't ask me to make any predictions about tomorrow's meeting.
请不要让我对明天的会议进行预测。

2. forecast

forecast和prediction的意思基本一样，但是前者通常用来表示对特定形势或天气的预测。

economic forecasts
经济预测

The weather forecast said it was going to rain later today.
天气预报说今天晚些时候有雨。

3. outlook

outlook表示“前景；展望”，可以用bleak表示不好的前景。

The outlook for the economy is bleak.
经济前景暗淡。

接下来是动词表达：

4. look ahead
朝前看，展望未来，作长远打算

We are trying to look ahead and see what our options are.
我们想作些长远打算，看看我们都有哪些选择。

5. second-guess
猜测；预言

She's always trying to second-guess the boss.
她老是试图揣测老板的意图。

6. tipped as/tipped to do
称…有可能成功

He is being tipped as the next prime minister.
据称，他有可能成为下一任首相。

Davis is being tipped to win the championship.
据称，戴维斯有可能夺得冠军。

再是一些实用表达：

7. have a nasty feeling/suspicion
有种不祥的预感

I've got a nasty feeling that I forgot to tell Joe I couldn't come.
我怀疑自己忘了告诉乔我不能来了。

8. merchant of doom/doom merchant
悲观派，持悲观态度的人

With exports rising and unemployment falling, the merchants of gloom are having to revise their opinions of the economy.
随着出口产品的增加和失业率的下降，悲观派将不得不改变他们对经济的看法。

9. crystal ball
（可预言未来的）水晶球

Looking into the crystal ball, it's safe to say that interest rates will rise next year.
预测一下未来，可以很明确地说明年利率会上升。