Crystal ball 水晶球
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, "<span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="tellers">tellers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>. <span word="Presumably">Presumably</span>, <span word="alright">alright</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guesses">guesses</span>, <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>, <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rage">rage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="spiritualists">spiritualists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>.</p><p><span word="Crystal">Crystal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="teller">teller</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inquire">inquire</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="teller">teller</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>.</p>
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