灾祸将临的预兆，不祥之兆

the writing is on the wall───某事将失败的不祥预兆；某事物将不复存在的不祥预兆

waiting in the wings───准备好了

icing on the cake───锦上添花

parting of the ways───分道扬镳

twisting in the wind───孤立无援；心神不定

the handwriting is on the wall───字迹在墙上

a fly on the wall───隐蔽的或不引人注意的旁观者

Maybe I should've seen the signs, should've read the writing on the wall.───也许我应该看过神迹, 应该已经看过《写在墙上.

The increase in electricity prices is the writing on the wall for many small businesses.───电费的提高对许多小企业来说是个不祥之兆.

Bill saw the writing on the wall and resigned his job before he was dismissed.───比尔看到了不祥之兆,因而在被开除以前他辞去了工作.

Even semi - illiterates can read the writing on the wall, and many are throwing in the towel.───即使是知识不多的人也能看出不祥之兆.许多人认输了.

The new increase in electricity prices in the writing on the wall for many small businesses.───电力价格的上涨是许多小企业的凶兆.

The official saw the writing on the wall and fled the country.───这个官员预感到自己将有大难,立即逃到了国外.

As he set out cuts in civil-service pay, social programmes and pensions, Mr Zapatero had the look of a man who has seen the writing on the wall.───在萨帕特罗开始要削减公务员薪酬，一系列社会福利计划和养老金之际，他也知道自己即将大难临头。

Gradually other nuclear powers realized that the only target in America was Washington. The more astute saw the writing on the wall and slipped away from the former capital city.───其他核国家逐渐认识到，他们在美国的唯一目标是华盛顿，预见到危险前景的人们开始逃离这座曾经的首都。

The official saw the writing on the wall.───官方看见墙上的作品.

The new increase in electricity prices is the writing on the wall for many small businesses.───电费再度提价对许多小企业来说是个不祥之兆.

But the writing on the wall is clear.───但是，在墙上书写是明确的。

Improve your writing on the wall according to comments from your classmates.───请按同学的修改意见改进你组墙上的作品.

Bill saw the writing on the wall and resigned his job before he was dismissed.

Did no one see the writing on the wall?

Seeing the writing on the wall, the company ended all its operations in Colombia, and this was to the benefit of no one: not Colombian workers, nor American consumers, nor anyone else.

You just gotta read the signs, the writing on the wall.

The increase in electricity prices is the writing on the wall for many small businesses.

Fortunately, the company saw the writing on the wall early and took action to avoid losing money.

But the writing on the wall is clear.

They scrubbed off all the writing on the wall.

Major Unix player, Sun Microsystems saw the writing on the wall and in 2005 released their commercial Solaris system for free.