1.As for Charles Barkley: Yes, his comments on Yao Ming and the Rockets in general are discouraging, but I find him endlessly entertaining and take most of his analysis with a smirk and a shrug.
至于说道巴克利：是的，他有关姚明和火箭的评论总体上是消极的，但是我发现他可以无限的娱乐大众，就把他的一些分析用假笑和耸肩对待。
2."Now why are you discouraging the sons of Israel from crossing over into the land which the Lord has given them?
民32:7你们为何使以色列人灰心丧胆、不过去进入耶和华所赐给他们的那地呢。
3.One is by discouraging foreign direct investment (FDI).
一个是外商直接投资（FDI）的减少。
4.Let the government take steps by encouraging virtues, not discouraging vices.
让政府鼓励优良品德，而不是劝阻不良行为。
5.The thought of navigating the gauntlet between two big, red warriors using whirlwind is discouraging to say the least.
在魔法交织的夜空下，红方的战士们像旋风一样横扫整个竞技场，至少这极大的打击了对方的士气。
6.A low initial price strategy also has the benefit of discouraging actual and potential competition and is consequently an important protective element in the firm? s armoury.
初期定低价策略也有益于降低实际和潜在的竞争，进而也是保护公司的重要因素。
7.During the year, the council conducted publicity and community involvement campaigns with particular emphasis on discouraging smoking in public and in workplaces.
过去一年，委员会推行了一连串宣传及社区参与活动，特别着重劝谕吸烟者不要在公众场所和工作间吸烟。
8.where never is heard a discouraging word.
永远也听不到令人气馁的话的地方。
9.In Zurich, an innovation as simple as the Zuri-Sack serves as a kind of garbage tax, discouraging trash.
在苏黎世推行的「苏黎袋」虽然简单，也算是垃圾税的一种，可以减少民众制造垃圾。
10.3. A MIND CLOSED TIGHTLY AGAINST ALL NEGATIVE AND DISCOURAGING INFLUENCES, including negative suggestions of relatives, friends and acquaintances.
三、把持住不为负面丧气影响牵动的心，包括了亲友故旧的负面暗示。
