1.It is not hard to see China's point of view: it is desperate to avoid what it views as the dire fate of Japan after the Plaza accord.
不难看出中国的观点:它正不顾一切地避免自己心目中日本在《广场协议》(PlazaAccord)后的悲惨命运。
2.Was this some twisted omen, a small suggestion of a dire fate awaiting him?
这仅仅是一个预兆,预示着等待他的将是可怕的命运?