种种困难使我父亲意志消沉。用英语怎么说？

种种困难使我父亲意志消沉。

Many troubles oppressed my father.

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

troubles

n. 麻烦( trouble的名词复数 )，困难，困境，动乱；v. 费神，费心( trouble的第三人称单数 )，使烦恼，使忧虑；

例句
The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy...
目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的。

oppressed

adj. 受压迫的，受压制的；v. 使烦恼( oppress的过去式和过去分词)，压迫，压制；

例句
He had dedicated his life to bettering the lot of the oppressed people of South Africa...
他毕生致力于改变南非受压迫人民的命运。

my

adj. 我的(I的所有格形式)；int. 啊呀，天啊；

例句
Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff...
我的顾问班子和全体工作人员都对种族歧视深恶痛绝。

father

n. 父亲，祖先，（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父，天父；vt. 成为父亲，创立（新思想），创造，发明（新方法）；

例句
Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。