Many birds are regarded as being portents of death.

许多鸟被认为是死亡的征兆。

Dark clouds are gathering, which are perhaps portents of war.

乌云密布，似乎是战争爆发的征兆。

In typical centaur fashion, they avoid humans and do not involve themselves in human activities, simply watching portents in the stars and uttering cryptic responses to questions.

按照马人一向的惯例，他们回避人类，也从不卷入人类的活动，他们只是观星象，然后用含糊不清的话语回答问题。

So the hiccups are worth noting as portents.

因此这些问题作为不好的征兆而值得关注.

Such symptoms of prosperity may become portents of disaster!

这类繁荣的症状可能成为灾难的征兆！

A woman who writes feels too much, those trances and portents!

一个写了太多感觉的女人，这些晕眩和奇迹！

But even with this extra support, labour-market portents still look grim.

但是即使采取了额外支持措施，劳动力市场依然阴霾密布。

Comets have long been regarded by the superstitious as portents of calamity or important events.

彗星长期以来都被迷信地认为是灾难和重要事件将发生前的预兆.

The portents are bad for next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen.

这对于下月在哥本哈根召开的气候变化峰会是种恶兆。