His face looked gloomier than ever in the half-light, and his eyes glinted angrily

在薄暗中，他那脸色更显得阴沉，他的眼睛闪着怒火。

Unfortunately, it already seems to be fading. Gloomier analysts predict that after an increase of just 2% for this year as a whole, there may be no growth in 2015. Even if the recovery is stronger, IHS, a research firm, expects that demand will remain well below pre-crisis levels in 2020.

不幸地是，这样的复苏似乎已经处于消退的状态。一些更为悲观的分析师甚至预测，在今年整体的销量取得2%增长的情况下，2015年的市场行情可能会毫无增长。即便是市场复苏的力量增强了，但调查研究公司IHS的预期显示，市场需求在2020年仍会处于远低于金融危机发生前的水平。

Now the outlook for businesses there is looking gloomier . With pro-Russian separatists seizing government buildings in eastern Ukraine, amid talk of a full-scale invasion, firms of all kinds fear a tightening of American-led sanctions, a cut-off of foreign lending and investment, and a further fall in consumers’ confidence.

现在，人们对俄罗斯企业的发展前景感到更悲观了。乌克兰东部的亲俄分离主义者占领了多处政府机关建筑，关于“全面入侵”乌克兰问题的会谈也正在进行中，俄罗斯国内所有的公司都担心以美国为首的国家会对加大对俄制裁力度，削减对俄的贷款与投资，致使国内的消费者进一步失去信心。

In Berne the still gloomier argument can also be heard that the EU is becoming a much tougher bilateral partner.

从伯尔尼联邦议会上，听到了一个更加令人沮丧的争论，欧盟正在成为一个更加强硬的双边合作伙伴。

But consistently gloomier -than-expected economic news is strengthening the case for a larger cut.

但经济消息接连比预期糟糕，强化了更大幅度降息的理由。

But persistent over-capacity sets the stage for a gloomier prognosis: bargain-priced goods, squeezed profit margins and more unemployment.

但是，产能持续过剩将带来更阴暗的前景：价格减到不能再减的商品、受挤压的盈利空间和更多失业。

But the gloomier figures are a reminder, if any were needed, that the road to recovery is not a smooth one.

但是，看上去乐观的数据只是个提示，对于我们而言，复苏之路也不一定就那么乐观。

But the gloomier forecasts tend both to overstate the importance of exports and to understate the size of the government’s stimulus.

但是不景气的经济增长前景使得人们倾向于高估出口的重要性而低估政府刺激的规模。

It is difficult for someone to just pack up and move over from New York or London, where the market remains much gloomier .

对于纽约或伦敦的某个人来说，收拾包裹就搬离原来的国家是困难的，尽管当地的市场仍然低迷得多。

That makes it all the more worrying that analysts have become gloomier about medium-term prospects.

更加令人担心的是，分析家对中期经济的前景看得越来越黯淡。

Keith Phillips, a Fed economist based in San Antonio, has a gloomier perspective: he recently predicted that almost 300, 000 jobs will go.

供职于圣安东尼奥的一个联邦经济学家基思·菲利蒲斯，有一个更加悲观的前瞻：他最近预测差不多会损失300,000个工作岗位。

In recent years India has been creating more jobs than the gloomier scenarios suggested.

近年来，印度打破了沉闷的局势，创造了更多的就业机会。

This was even gloomier than the bank’s forecast three months ago (see chart).

经济前景比起3个月前银行家们的预测还要黯淡（见图）。

Given all those trouble zones, investors will be listening for signs Bernanke has grown gloomier since the last Fed meeting.

考虑到上述问题领域，投资者将寻求线索，判断贝南克措辞是否较上次美联储会议后更为悲观。

In a world suddenly made that little bit gloomier by the absence of a relaxing daily drink, it’s a cheery message.

每天不能喝上一杯令人放松的酒，世界突然变得压抑，但发现真是振奋人心。

Those without it are likely to have a gloomier outlook on life, and suffer more from mental health problems such as depression.

那些缺少它的人可能对生活抱有阴暗的看法，更多地受到抑郁等心理问题的折磨。

Now, however, a much gloomier view prevails, accompanied by a wave of revisions to the figures.

然而现在，伴随着一股校正这些数据的浪潮，一种更令人担忧的观点流行开来。

His gloomier alternative is that it will take another severe recession.

他的悲观预测是，可能需要再来一场严重衰退。

If anything could be darker than the sky, it was the wall, and if anything could be gloomier than the wall it was the river beneath.

倘若说有什么比天空还要黑的话，那就是这堵墙了；倘若说有什么比这堵墙更朦胧的话，那就是墙下的河了。

In contrast, Mr Medvedev comes in when the economic outlook is gloomier and inflation is soaring.

相反，梅德韦杰夫上任时面对的经济前景要暗淡的多，通货膨胀率正在上升，油价看起来不大可能继续上涨。

The report by RSM McGladrey, the consultancy, suggests the outlook for the US economy may be even gloomier than expected.

由RSMMcGladrey咨询公司编写的这份报告似乎表明，美国经济前景可能比人们预期的还要暗淡。

Many of the essays in "Italy Today" describe situations that tend to support Graziano’s gloomier analysis.

在《今日意大利》上许多文章都所描绘的境况似乎都在支持Graziano的悲观论调。

In Italy and Spain employers have been mostly negative about job prospects since early 2008, and their outlook is getting gloomier .

在意大利和西班牙，雇主自2008年初以来就对就业不乐观，而且他们对前景愈发的悲观。

The second, gloomier scenario, looks a lot more likely now than it did a week ago.

这第二种更加暗淡的前景在现在看来好像比一周前更有可能发生。

Such statements have done little to mask the gloomier view among marketing executives.

这些言论不会掩盖营销主管们更为悲观的看法。