高考Misery inspires a man to fight against his fate.

苦难激励一个人与命运抗争。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

考研Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn’t have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.

不幸的父母很少会被激怒去怀疑他们是否应该生孩子，但不幸的无子女的人们却被这样一个信息所困扰：孩子是世界上最重要的东西：显然，他们的痛苦一定是他们生活中婴儿大小的巨大洞的直接结果。

2011年考研阅读原文

六级Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries.

分心是唯一能安慰我们痛苦的东西。

2012年12月阅读原文

考研Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn't have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the

不幸的父母很少会被激怒去怀疑他们是否不应该生孩子，但是不幸的无子女的人们却被这样一个信息所困扰：孩子是世界上最重要的东西：显然，他们的痛苦一定是孩子的直接结果

2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级There is much less physical misery than before.

身体上的痛苦比以前少得多。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries,” the French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in the 17th century, “and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.

法国哲学家布莱斯·帕斯卡在17世纪写道：“分心是唯一能安慰我们痛苦的东西，但它本身就是我们最大的痛苦。”。

2012年12月英语六级真题

四级Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold or flu (流感) may make a difference in how long the misery lasts.

喉咙发痒、鼻塞和身体疼痛都意味着痛苦，但能够判断病因是感冒还是流感(流感) 可能会对痛苦持续的时间产生影响。

2005年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

考研You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery.

你可以说，艺术变得更加怀疑幸福，因为现代已经看到了太多的痛苦。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题

考研People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery.

早期的人们被悲惨的回忆所包围。

2006年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题