2. An elderly man with a face that was a weather map of his years
spat into the fireplace and said.

一位年长的人,他的一张脸就是他岁月的气象图,往火炉里吐口唾沫说。
3. However, that trend was reversed yesterday as confidence was knocked by a trade
spat over Chinese tyre exports involving the US.

不过,随着中国输美轮胎引发的贸易争端打击了人们的信心,这一趋势昨日出现逆转。