Discussing predictions 谈论预测

• ◆The number of people using mobile phones to purchase goods and services is expected / likely to more than double by the end of 2015. 到 2015 年年底，使用手机购买商品和服务的人数预计/可能会是现在的两倍多。
• ◆Experts have predicted / forecast that the number of people using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services should exceed 190 million in 2015. 专家已经预言，到 2015 年使用手机支付商品和服务费用的人数将超过 1.9 亿。
• ◆This figure is set to reach 200 million by 2016. 到 2016 年这个数字可能会达到 2 亿。
• ◆ By 2015, 800 million mobile phone users worldwide will be participating in social networks via their phone. 到 2015 年，全球将有 8 亿手机用户通过手机参与社交网络。
• ◆Sales of mobile phones in 2009 were lower than expected. * 2009 年的手机销量低于预期。
• ◆The company's announcement of 1.26 billion handsets sold for the year is in line with predictions. 公司宣布本年度手机销量为 12.6 亿部，符合预期。