He may have suffered from frustration, but if that were so he would be much more likely to beat her up.

他可能是受了挫折， 但如果是那样话， 他很可能会痛。

The vision of what ought to have been is thrown aside in sheer weariness, and browbeaten human endeavour listlessly makes the best of the fact that is.

厌烦使人把本该实现前景抛置一边，人们努力受挫折后，也就无精采地往最好处想，凑合着过了。