...a desperately humorous, impossibly sad novel...

He gave a slight, sad smile.

他露出一丝苦笑。

It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.

他的画作有很多已经失传了，真可惜。

It was sad to see them go.

看着他们离去，真让人难过。

You'd have to be sad to wear a shirt like that.

你穿着那样的衬衣显得老气。

She's a sad character – without any friends at all.

她是个可悲的人——一个朋友都没有。

How does a suffering alcoholic get into one of these hospitals? Sad to say, there are not very many of them around...

一个受酒瘾折磨的酗酒者怎样才能进入这样一家医院呢？很遗憾，这种医院并不多。

Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished.

可惜那座房子现在已经拆了。

...sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jim Morrison is God.

把吉姆·莫里森奉作神明的一些荒唐可悲的摩托车老手和年轻人

He came out of the relationship sadder but wiser.

他走出了那段恋爱关系,吃了苦头也学了乖。

The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty...

这份感情对我很重要，失去它让我感到悲伤而又空虚。

a sad state of affairs

糟糕的局面

The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience) .

离婚使他痛苦，也使他长了心眼儿。

We had some sad news yesterday.

昨天我们听到一些不幸的消息。

We are very sad to hear that you are leaving.

听说你要走了，我们十分难过。

He's a sad case─his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her.

他是个不幸的人——去年死了老婆，而没她他好像就过不下去。

I was sad that she had to go.

知道她得走了，我心里很难过。

a sad story

悲伤的故事

You sad old man.

你这糟老头子。

The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.

色拉就是几片生菜的残叶。

It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.

让人难以接受的是遇难者中很多是孩子。