portent
n
~ (of sth) (fml 文) sign or warning of a future (often unpleasant) event; omen 預示; 預兆; (常指)兇兆
portents of disaster 兇兆
I see it as a portent of things to come. 我把它看作是將要到來的事物的前兆.
??? 情景例句
Yes?
真的?
Children enter primary school at the age of 7.
孩子們7歲進小學。
the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'