The collapse of their isolated civilization, Diamond writes, is a "worst-case scenario for what may lie ahead of us in our own future".

戴蒙德写道，他们的孤立文明的崩溃，是“我们未来可能面临的最糟糕的情况”。

What is there to fear even if untold hardships lie ahead?

千难万险何所惧？

Or does conflict lie ahead?

还是冲突就在前面？

Even more growth may lie ahead.

未来也许将会有更多的增长。

Other key challenges lie ahead.

印度眼前还有其它挑战。

But far more perilous times lie ahead.

不过更加危险的时刻还在前面。

But the real shock could lie ahead.

但是真正的震撼还在后面。

But many tests lie ahead.

但是前面还有很多考验。

As Buffett says, "America's best days lie ahead."

正如巴菲特所说，“美国的好日子就在前面”。

Does deflation lie ahead in these countries, too?

这些国家是否也将面临通缩呢？

These are just a few of the challenges which lie ahead.

这些仅仅是我们面临的大量挑战中的几个。

And more crises lie ahead, of both high and low politics.

还有更多的危机等候在前方，即有来自高层的，也有来自低层的。

If he can no longer play that role, turbulent times lie ahead.

假如他不能再扮演这个角色，眼前即将出现动乱。

Experience suggests that several years of slow growth lie ahead.

经验表明今后数年，经济将缓慢增长。

Or perhaps more meal vouchers lie ahead in our not so distant future.

或许，更多的餐券在不遥远的未来等待着。

I am now about to enter Pennsylvania; and the Appalachian mountains lie ahead.

我现在就要进入宾夕法尼亚州了，阿巴拉契亚山脉就横贯在前面。

Despite significant gains, Vathana insists that many challenges lie ahead.

尽管取得了卓越的成绩，法萨那坚持认为前方还有很多挑战。

I believe it will become an even greater one in the common tasks that lie ahead.

我相信在未来的共同任务中，它将成为更大的推动力。

Patience is a virtue I am told, and I await the many improvements that lie ahead.

人们通常说，耐心是一种优点，于是就耐心等待着将要来临的各种技术变革吧。

A national referendum on May 5th and months of parliamentary wrangling lie ahead.

5月5日全国范围的公民投票后是长达数月的议会辩论。

Credibility will not magically remove the difficult budget choices that lie ahead.

可信度不会神奇的移除横贯在面前的艰难预算抉择，但却是一个重要的起点。

Hard times lie ahead for the people of Jwaneng, a town of 15, 000 in southern Botswana.

波扎那以南的珠瓦纳15000的人口面临着艰难的抉择。

In the short term that is an invitation to shirk the hard decisions that still lie ahead.

从短期看，这避开了可能仍然躺在面前的艰难决定。

Whatever difficulties and obstacles may lie ahead, they cannot block this historical process!

尽管前进的道路上还会有这样那样的艰难险阻，但这一历史进程不可逆转！

In these trying times, it is vital that we all work together to meet the troubles that lie ahead.

在这个艰难的时刻，我们大家共同努力应对面前的困难是至关紧要的。

Even if EU leaders give their nod at a summit next month, months of detailed negotiations lie ahead.

虽然，欧盟领导人答应在下个月开会，但还有数月的细节协商过程。

Huge problems still lie ahead for the court, whose "leniency" towards America may disappoint some members.

对于国际刑事法院而言，未来还有很长的路要走，它对于美国的“宽厚仁慈”或许让一些成员国大失所望。

Here are some of the keys to Chrysler's current success — and a key to more s opportunities that lie ahead.

以下谨为大家总结克莱斯勒今年之所以能够大获成功的几个关键因素，以及未来取得更大成功的关键所在。

If that time is wasted, even worse trouble may lie ahead for the euro zone's policymakers and their fellow citizens.

如果这个时间被浪费掉了，欧元区的决策者们及其公民可能得面对更糟糕的麻烦。