Cassandras

There was no doubt that, notwithstanding the few Cassandras who correctly prophesied gloom and doom, the profession had failed colossally.

毫无疑问，尽管有少数几个唱衰者正确预测了暗淡的前景，但整个经济学界遭遇了惨败。

Cassandras who predicted this army would be quick to mutiny overlooked the resilience and political savvy of its soldiers.

预测这支大军将迅速揭竿而起的预言家们，忽视了其士兵的适应能力和政治头脑。

Some Cassandras argue that we are going into a Great Depression.

当一些“江湖专家”说我们要进入经济大萧条。

And so it seemed, to all but a few Cassandras, for much of the decade that followed.

除了对于少数预言家，他的话在大多数人看来都是正确的，因为在随后十年的大部分时间都是如此。

Bizarrely, another big difference would appear to be the number of Cassandras.

令人诧异的是，另一个重大差别似乎是唱衰者的数量。

Mr Andreessen is also frustrated with Cassandras who occasionally predict that innovation in computer science is pretty much over.

因其不时放出计算机科学革新已经差不多完成的预测，安山对凯珊卓也非常失望。

I am not among the Cassandras who think the US has fallen into irreversible decline.

一些灾难预言家认为，美国已经步入一场不可逆转的衰退，我倒没有那么悲观。

A handful of Cassandras said it would all end in tears but, while the party lasted, nobody listened.

一批预言家断言这一切会以眼泪告终，但当时政党位子还稳，没人相信。