O yıllarca sefil bir hayat sürdürmek zorunda kaldı.
- He had to lead a miserable life for many years.
Ben sefil ve mutsuzdum.
- I was miserable and unhappy.
O hayatımı perişan etti.
- She made my life miserable.
Bu perişan eski kilise ülkemizdeki en eski yapıdır.
- This miserable old church is the oldest building in our country.
Tom parktaki bankta oturuyor, berbat görünüyor.
- Tom is sitting on a park bench, looking miserable.
Sana ne oldu? Berbat görünüyorsun.
- What happened to you? You look miserable.
O zengin ama çok mutsuz.
- She's rich but miserable.
Tom mutsuz olduğunu söyledi.
- Tom said that he was miserable.
Tom mutsuz görünüyordu.
- Tom looked miserable.
He's O.K. at some sports, like tennis, but he's just miserable at football.
The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure is occupation.