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【字面理解】墙上的文字、

【英文解析】It is used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that somebody or something is going to have problems or is going to fail.

【中文解析】厄运临头的预兆;不祥之兆

【例句】① Bill saw the writing on the wall and resigned his job before he was dismissed.比尔看到 了 不祥之兆， 因而在被开除之前他辞去了工作。

② The writing is on the wall for the club unless they can find20000pounds.这家俱乐部就要大难临头了，除非 他们能筹到2万英镑。

【注释】常见于新闻报道或文学读本。源自《圣经但以 理书》CDanie!):古巴比伦国王伯沙撒(Belshazzar) 在宫殿里设宴纵饮时，忽然看到一个神秘的手指在王 宫墙上写着看不懂的文字。后来国王叫来虏囚犹太预 言家但以理(Daniel)，方才搞明白墙上的字表示“大难临头”。如预言所示，伯沙撒当夜被杀，新国王由 玛代人大流士(Darius of the Mede)继任。后来，the finger on the wall 或 the writing or handwriting on the wall和动词see或read连用，用以形容“不祥之兆”。