Delvaux says he and laloux decided to create that scene because they had always been interested in the drab community halls where so many belgian weddings take place .
The world was no longer flat . What were those countries that had all seemed so uniform ( and uniformly drab ) really like ?
世界不再是平的,那些看起来如此一致的国家(一致到沉闷单调)究竟是怎样的?
Large retailers in england will have to keep tobacco products out of sight ( small shops will follow in 2015 ) , all cigarettes in australia will be sold in " drab dark brown " packaging , and russia hopes to ban tobacco advertising .
Even as the rest of shanghai was putting on the ritz - and sprouting skyscrapers across the river - the peace hotel remained stuck in a time warp of dismal service and drab interior .
The museum , a fine addition to a somewhat drab skyline , is best seen at nightfall or under grey skies , says its architect , christian de portzamparc .
Having run through possible diagnoses of the macaw 's condition , I decided his dejection could only have been brought on by the dismal surroundings in which he was living - hidden away in a drab , dark lounge , his perch tucked in one corner behind heavy curtains .