Translation of "mournful" into Chinese

We gather before this high podium, year after year, and make of this annual gathering a mournful event.

年复一年,我们会聚在这个高高的讲台前,使每年一次的聚会成为令人悲哀的事件。

Much has been said about the way elephants appear to mourn when calamity befalls a family member.

据说,当大象有家庭成员去世,它们看来会为此而举哀。