The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.

远处隆隆的雷声听着愈发惊心，要变天了。

That makes it all the more ominous that banks are expecting to restrict credit still further.

这些都是不相的预兆，银行不久会出台更加严格的信用审查机制。

I really like to call them the Empire of the Rising Sun because it makes them more ominous and it makes them different.

而且也有一些不同，选择日本是因为它在很多方面初期的符合我们的要求。

This is seen as a more ominous prospect with an average of 55 per cent among all countries surveyed viewing it as negative and only 26 per cent as positive.

对此受访者有更为不好的看法，平均有55%持负面态度，只有26%持正面态度。