But now—things look black even for the potato crop.

但是现在——即使是马铃薯作物，情况看起来也很糟糕。

" Why was I not man enough to stand my ground when things looked black" ?

“当事情看起来很糟糕时，为什么我还不够勇敢”？

Things looked black for them--not a man had come into the restaurant for ten minutes without raising his hand to his face.

对他们来说，事情看起来很糟糕——没有一个人进餐馆十分钟之内不把手放在脸上。