In this village tucked into a rocky mountainside, piles of household refuse tumble down the winding streets and pollute the otherwise picturesque gardens and terrace farms.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

It's funny a little bit. It's a picturesque comparison, hair and gravy, 0 but it emphasizes that ugliness. Now, if you look on page 80 , this is a woman climbing out of the swimming pool.

这的确挺好玩儿的，这是一个生动的对比，头发和肉汁，小说着重强调了丑陋，现在，如果你把书翻到第80页0,我的书是84页，这是一个刚才游泳池中爬出的女人的形象。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The picturesque town was a popular tourist destination, but the majority of its buildings were crushed by the onslaught of an unprecedented firestorm that advanced with such speed and ferocity and gave many residents little chance of survival.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21