joyless

Life seems grey and joyless to them.

对他们来说生活是没有乐趣和希望的。

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。

If you did, kudos to you.You’re a head above many of the joyless bunch of strivers.

如了，那么这一殊荣非你莫属：为目标而拼命奋斗的苦行僧们的领袖。