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Istanbul was a bit of a freaky game. Do you think this one is going to revert back to the dour old English-Italian one-goal-in-it affair?

伊斯坦布尔决赛有点偏离常规。你认为这一次将恢复到保守的英格兰-大利式一球决胜？

The dour data in the last few days have spurred talk the economy could tumble into a fresh recession.

最近几天黯淡的数据已掀起经济可能再一次陷入衰退的讨论。

JANUARY JONES While retro-cool, this Lanvin gown was just a little too dour for such a festive night.

这件复古冷酷到底的晚装对这样一个盛会来说过于严肃。

Yet as we get ready to welcome the birth of the seven billionth person later this year, the mood should be celebratory, not dour.

然而当我们准备欢迎的诞生，今年晚些时候的一百人七，心情应该庆祝，而不是严苛。

And that's me with Youssou N'Dour, onstage, having the time of my life.

在舞台上，与我站一起的则是尤索·恩多我们俩正享受着生命中最辉煌的一刻。

MARY LOU DiNARDO checked three times to make sure: was that a smiley face at the end of the latest e-mail from her most dour client?

当玛丽连续看了三遍之后才敢确认：最后那个笑脸确实是来自她一个平时作风很严肃呆板的客户。

That dour, delicate revolutionary and I had developed a curious relationship over the nearly four years of secret meetings in Paris.

在将近四年的巴黎秘密会谈中，这位面孔通常阴森森的职业革命家与我建立了一种奇特的关系。

Not far away, she espied a tall man of middle age standing beside a tree with a dour look on his face.

她看到离她不远的地方，有一个身材高高的中年男子久久地伫立在一棵树旁，脸色沉郁，神情凄楚。

in spite dour warnings , he decided to invest in , that venture . i suppose it ' s case of fools rushing in where angels fear to tread.

尽管我们都警告他还是决定投资那桩冒险生意，我想这就是“蠢人爱鲁莽行事”。

Such activities used to be forbidden by Vietnam's dour Communist ideologues, who railed against "backward superstitions" .

这样的活动过去曾被越南反对“落后迷信”的共产主义理论家所严令禁止。

He was a silent, precise man with a dour nature and a hard Aberdonian accent.

他是一个沉默寡言、一丝不苟的人，性格倔强，带有很重的阿伯丁港的口音。

However, more dour adults may be put off by the lack of environmental concern shown in this film.

不过，更多严厉的成年人也许会因片中那些缺乏环保意识的场景而有反感之意。

In contrast to his dour predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, Mr Zuma can charm the birds out of the trees.

与他阴沉的前任塔博姆贝基相反，祖玛可以吸引树上的鸟儿。

Trimble could be dour and pessimistic, but beneath his stern Scots-Irish front was a brave idealist who was also taking risks for peace.

特林布尔或许是个阴沉而且悲观的人，但在严厉的苏格兰-爱尔兰政治态度背后，他却是一个勇敢的理想主义者，愿意为了和平去冒风险。

A crowd, swelled by television crews, engulfed Statue Square, an adjacent plaza dominated by a bronze likeness of a dour Victorian banker.

受电视台工作人员的鼓动，一群人涌入了旁边的皇后像广场（StatueSquare），广场上屹立着一座表情严肃的维多利亚时代银行家的铜像。

Let's say on the first day he looks dour, but on the next three days he's happy and chipper, even striking up a conversation.

也许第一次他很沉闷，但三天后他很快乐且风趣，拉着你说个不停。

Although these museums have not been the dour edifices, they still are dreary repositories of the nation's historical treasure.

虽然博物馆已不是毛泽东时代的乏味的建筑了，但它们仍然是沉闷的国家历史珍宝储藏室。

No fans in sight , though , only dour North Korean team officials lounging on couches ahead of a team training session .

不过，这里看不见球迷，只有沉默寡言的朝鲜队官员在球队训练开始前悠闲地坐在大厅沙发上。

The idea that holiness is associated with a dour disposition is a caricature of the worst sort. In fact, just the opposite is true.

将圣洁与郁郁寡欢联想在一起是最差劣的讽刺，事实刚好相反，只有行在圣洁中的人才经验到真喜乐。

In a sign of changed times, Egypt's new, privately owned media rushed to question the rather dour and professorial international bureaucrat.

有迹象表明时代已经不同了，埃及新的私营媒体纷纷追去质问这位脸色阴沉、颇有学者气派的国际官僚。