Most find the start of the week so demoralising that we can't even bear to crack a smile until 11.16am.

很多人都发现新一周的开始让人士气低落，以至于我们在上午11：16前都难以绽放笑容。

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Somewhat demoralising, you may think, but before you worry about all that, you have to write the manuscript in the first place.

但是在那之前，也许听起来有些打击士气，你不得不靠着自己在手稿上写出你的第一场戏。

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But up-for-sale Chester's ongoing financial problems have had a demoralising effect at the Deva Stadium.

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It can get quite demoralising especially when you've applied for quite a lot of jobs.

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"Wall to wall rain" over several months has been "demoralising", according to the Guernsey Farmers Association.

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