不祥之兆

At first blush, this sounds ominous.

乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。

If that were true, I reasoned, it would bode ill for CR. From extensive personal experience, I can confirm that rubbing the cream in makes no difference at all.

我想，如果这是真的，对公司责任来讲可是不祥之兆。出于丰富的个人经验，我能肯定，长期费劲使用面霜根本没有用。

The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers.

异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆.

The mention of commodities alerts us to what is different about the present panic, perhaps ominously so.

对大宗商品的提及，就当前恐慌的不同之处向我们发出了警告，也许这是不祥之兆。

As Western countries' warplanes bombed Libya again on Monday in the biggest military attack against an Arab country since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the oil market slowly came to terms with an ominous threat: a long, drawn-out war.

随着西方国家的战机周一再次轰炸利比亚这是2003年入侵伊拉克以来，西方对阿拉伯国家规模最大的军事打击石油市场慢慢接受了一个不祥之兆：一场旷日持久的战争。

Just as the trade-union barons of the 70s failed to see the writing on the wall, so the global captains of industry may suffer a similar fate unless they put their cash to work in the countries in which they are domiciled.

正如上世纪70年代的工会领袖们未能看到不祥之兆一样，如果全球企业领导人不在居住国拿出现金投资，他们就可能遭遇同样的命运。

News that Australia's competition authority wants more time to chew over Rio's iron ore production joint venture with BHP Billiton is ominous.

澳大利亚竞争监管机构希望用更多时间审查力拓与必和必拓（BHP Billiton）成立铁矿石合资生产企业的计划，这是个不祥之兆。

Miami gives off the same vibrations, the same portent of disaster , but with a difference ( James Atlas )

迈阿密提供了一样的环境, 一样的不祥之兆, 但是有一个区别 ( 詹姆斯阿特拉斯 )

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.

This bodes us no good.

这对我们是不祥之兆.

If that were true, I reasoned, it would bode ill for CR.

我想，如果这是真的，对公司责任来讲可是不祥之兆。

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

幸亏公司事先看出了不祥之兆并采取行动避免了经济损失。

These things betide evil.

这些事都是不祥之兆.

The usually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travelers.

通常雨下得很大,对于旅游者来说,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.

If you are still employed but see the writing on the wall, use your company's employee assistance program.

如果你现在仍有工作，可是看到了不祥之兆，你应该利用公司员工协助计划。

The news bodes evil days for him.

这个消息对他是不祥之兆.

This bodes him no good.

这对他是不祥之兆.

Not having the resourcefulness of these great man, I could find no words to make the bad symbolism good.

我没有这些人物足智多谋，因而我一直找不出化不祥之兆为喜讯的言词。

Oh, god, that's a bad sign. Ow!

天啊那可是不祥之兆

Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.

那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆.

This bodes you no good.

这对你是不祥之兆.

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.

In the discontent of his subjects, the ruler saw the handwriting on the wall.

这位统治者从他臣民的不满情绪中看到了不祥之兆.

Something dark and foreboding will suit my mood well today.

黑暗和不祥之兆的东西很符合我今天的心情。

The writing was on the wall for some time on how digital streaming wasgoing to become a better solution for more people than heading to your localDVD store.

其实不祥之兆早已出现：数字流媒体视频必将成为更好的解决方案，吸引更多人使用，从而淘汰传统的DVD租赁业务。

It was a bad sign to him that he had forgotten the name.

他竟把名字都忘了,这对他来说是个不祥之兆.

Slight as the evidence is against him, it certainly looks fishy for him.

对他不利的证据虽然轻微, 但对他毕竟是不祥之兆.

Yet the writing was on the wall at Yahoo the moment a search deal with Google collapsed this month.

不过，在本月雅虎与谷歌（Google）的搜索业务交易谈判破裂那一刻，雅虎的不祥之兆已经显现。

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.