In asking for a light sentence, his lawyer cited a letter written by his sister, recounting their unhappy childhood at the hands of alcoholic parents.

在请求从轻判决的时候，他的律师列举了他姐姐写的一封信，叙述了他们不幸童年时代是由酗酒的父母掌控着。

He told me about his unhappy childhood.

他对我讲了他不幸福的童年.

This story brought back my unhappy childhood.

这个故事使我想起我悲凉的童年。

By his own account he had an unhappy childhood.

据他自己说,他有一个不幸的童年。

Her unhappy childhood is the key to her character.

她不幸的童年是形成她性格的要害。

Her sense of insecurity issues from an unhappy childhood.

她的不安全感是由她不愉快的童年造成的.