As it was, the quarry was an ugly blot on the landscape, and it wasn't productive any longer, either.

事实上，这个采石场是这片风景区的败笔，它早就停产了。

The beautiful sham lake, forsooth, should be only an eyesore, a dismal blot on the landscape, like many others to be seen in the Sierra.

毫无疑问，美丽的沙姆湖应该只是一个碍眼的地方，是风景中令人沮丧的污点，就像在 Sierra 中看到的许多其他湖一样。