American football's a rough game at the best of times.

在最好的情况下足球也是一项粗野的运动。

Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times.

即使是在最好的时期靠种地生活也是很艰难的。

He's never very happy at the best of times—he'll be much worse now!

他即使在情绪最好的时候也从未很高兴过，现在就更糟了！

Scary at the best of times.

来自最好时光的恐慌。

His memory is poor at the best of times.

即使在最好的时候，他记性也很差。