Well, Malthus was wrong. Dismally wrong.

为马尔萨斯错了，悲观得错了。

The rest of the day passed slowly, dismally.

这一天剩下的时间过得漫长又沉默。

Her best friend Eileen, dismally house-sharing in Dublin, is tortured by her infatuation with Simon, whom she has known since childhood.

她最好的朋友艾琳在都柏林与人合租，情绪低落。艾琳从小就认识西蒙，而她对西蒙的迷恋折磨她。

As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally.

震动使她紧张地憋气，猜想发生了什么事。托托把它冰冷的小鼻子，凑到她的脸上，凄惨地哀叫。

" I think Dumbledore might have hoped I would be able to exercise some control over my best friends, " said Lupin, " I need scarcely say that I failed dismally."

“我想，邓布利多大概希望我能对我的好朋友进行一些管。”说，“不用说，我很悲惨地失败了。”

I meant to get up early this morning, but it looked dismally cold out of doors, and felt delightfully warm in bed. So I covered myself up, and made ever so many good resolutions.

原本还打算今天早点起床, 却发现窗外寒气逼人, 被窝真暖和舒服。于, 索性裹了裹被子, 一连为新年 立下不少决心。