Rampant careerism,which makes many a work place a joyless site,was in check(Mary McGrory)

把许多工作场所变成无生趣的地方的狂热名利主义曾受到抑制(玛丽·麦格罗里)

One of the rules for being rich is to avoid frivolous temptations. That is easier said than done, and we do not necessarily recommend that all people should lead a pure and joyless life.

变为富有的第一个规则是避免无重要意义的诱惑。说起来容易做起来难，而且我们也无意建议所有人都该过着平淡无味的生活。

Life seems grey and joyless to them.

对他们来说生活是没有乐趣和希望的。

The Fore called the condition “kuru”, which means shaking or shivering, and they knew its 16-month progression well: tremors and an unsteady gait, followed by slurred speech, joyless laughter and, finally, stupor and death

弗尔人把这种病叫“库鲁”(“Kuru”)，意思是抖动或颤抖。弗尔人很清楚这种病的发展过程是16个月:发抖和不稳定的步履，接着说话发音不清，无缘无故地大笑，最后昏迷，直至死亡。

Life seems gray and joyless .

生活沉闷，毫无乐趣.

Life seems grey and joyless .

生活沉闷，毫无乐趣.

He lives a joyless life

他过着毫无乐趣的生活。

For them, the present system means joyless drudgery, semistarvation, rags and premature death

现在这个制度对他们意味着痛苦的劳役，半饥半饱，衣不蔽体的生活，短命和夭折。

Mere debauchery did not matter very much, so long as it was furtive and joyless and only involved the women of a submerged and despised class

一时的放纵算不得大事，只要能做得偷偷摸摸，毫无乐趣，只要搞的是无产阶级下层一文不值的婆娘。

The Puritans, according to the familiar accusations of the 1920s, were joyless hypocrites

依照二十年代流行的指责来说，清教徒是郁郁寡欢的伪君子。

The kingdom’s joyless gender segregation persists. Banks maintain separate entrances for men and women, Starbucks restricts women from its open-air balcony and McDonald’s makes men and women queue separately for its burgers.

这个国家的性别隔离依旧存在。银行依旧保留着分开的男女通道，星巴克不让女性坐在露天的阳台上，到麦当劳排队买汉堡的男女要分开排队。

Sarah repeatedly tried to fast from compulsive, joyless praise-seeking.

Sarah反反复复努力戒除对强制性、无快乐的表扬追求。

One of the many oddities of the current joyless economic recovery is that this traditional enthusiasm is strikingly lacking.

目前死气沉沉的经济复苏过程中一个奇怪的现象就是美国人缺乏这种传统的热情。

All three lovers are so joyless , it’s hard to imagine why any of them would want to spend eternity together.

仨小情侣都了无生机，真难想象他们要怎么一起度过天长地久海枯石烂的余生。

They are friends to the lonely, companions to the deserted, joy to the joyless .

书籍是孤独者的朋友，被遗弃者的伴侣，无趣者的欢乐。

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。

It sums up the joyless spirit perfectly.

它完美地体现了毫无喜庆的精神。

There in front of the airport he performed a routine as elaborate as it was joyless .

在机场前他一如既往地表演，既认真又毫无快感。

It is a big, heavy subject, which will probably generate some hard, joyless work.

这是个重大而又沉重的课题，有可能带来一些辛苦而无趣的工作。