2. All the trees were
somber as dense smoke, but among them you could make out the luxuriant willows.

树色一例是阴阴的,乍看像一团烟雾;但杨柳的丰姿,便在烟雾里也辨得出。
3. Looking at the first decade of the 21st century in words is a sober, even
somber, event, said Paul JJ Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor.

全球语言监测机构的主席保罗