If austerity can be defined as self-denial and abstention from worldly pleasures , what a joyless bunch we have been , with all that cutting and scrimping .
如果紧缩可被定义为自我克制及放弃世俗享乐,那么这些缩减及节省已使我们变成非常无趣的一群人。
A joyless marriage , childhood , etc.
没有乐趣的婚姻、童年等。
It tends to sound admonitory and joyless : you might expect a doctor or an insurance company to urge you to take more exercise .
它听起来总带有惩戒和无趣的意味:或许你也能想得到,医生或是保险公司常会督促你多加锻炼。
By comparison with the lively teenagers , the adults were a joyless lot .
和活泼的年轻人比起来,成年人一点也不快乐。
No matter how joyless the winter , the tree eventually spring back to life , flowers bloom , and you cannot help but feel young and vital .