1.Sadly, the dismal record of the two big parties and their leaders in previous governments is not encouraging.
遗憾的是，政府两个主要政党及其领导人在往届政府中的糟糕表现让人无法欢欣鼓舞。
2.And I'd be remiss in not pointing out MINI's dismal record of reliability.
MINI的可靠性记录乏善可陈。如果不提及这点，那我就太不负责任了。
3.That peak now looks increasingly likely to match the dismal record of previous recessions and exceed 3m people.
失业高峰看起来越来越有可能达到以前经济萧条期的水平，并且超过3000,000人。
4.But it has a dismal record of regulating itself.
但政府却有着监管自身的灰色记录。
5.The Middle East has had a dismal record in press freedom.
中东新闻自由纪录一向恶劣。