1. Though the village was hit by a big flood the commune members were not discouraged.
    村子虽然遭了严重水灾，可是社员们并不气馁。

2. Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost board; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed strip with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a box discouraged.
    他一边叹息，一边拿刷子在桶里蘸了一下，往栅栏高处一抹；接着又一蘸一抹地重复了两遍。他看了一眼刷白的一小条，又看了看那片待刷的无边大陆，垂头丧气地在一只箱子上坐了下来。

3. In no way discouraged, he insists the most important point to establish is that Imedeen actually works.
    他毫不气馁，坚持说要确立的最重要的一点就是"伊美婷"实际上是有效的。