In hill country from Iowa to the Scottish Highlands, sky-gazers have reported some strange, ominous-looking clouds of late.

从爱荷华到英格兰高地的丘陵地带，凝望天空的人发现了一些奇怪的事，似乎象征着不详预兆的云团。

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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。

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But as we got closer to McCall, the clouds over the Rockies looked ominous.

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"The clouds have begun to gather over him, " was its ominous conclusion.

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