The outlook for the euro-area economy is deteriorating fast, which augurs ill for attempts to wrest the finances of indebted countries under control.

欧元区经济的前景快速衰退，对于想要控制负债国家的财务则不是个好兆头。

It was a bad beginning for the young man's life as a son-in-law, and augured ill for the delicate consultation he desired.

对于这个年轻人作为女婿的生活来说，这是一个糟糕的开端，预示着他想要的微妙咨询是不吉利的。