10 Today= 10 adjectives and one expression for saying SAD in a different way

Remember, to find out how to say them, the most important, go to this on-line speaking dictionary  and listen and practice, even record yourself on your mobile phone and then later listen and remind yourself.  http://www.dictionarist.com/tact

David had a terrible cold and was feeling pretty miserable . The lack of energy made him feel dispirited (desanimado, desalentado) and without any hot food and alone he was a bit down at heart. Not being able to go out in the sun didn´t help much, he was also frustrated by his internet connection working on and off. He turned on the news and heard the distressing news (angustioso, doloroso ) about the protests against several governments  around the world. He was devastated (desolado o destrozado) when he heard that his village by the Thames had been flooded after the heavy rains. Many had lost their houses and they were inconsolable.  Then the weather forecast did not cheer him up, “ another gloomy day ahead”  (no light, dark, all cloud = sombrio triste, lúgubre  )   he heard.  Well, he thought, I am not going to be either melancholic or despondent (descorazonado) or  depressed ( deprimido)  , I will have a cup of tea, and , like the song, always look on the bright side of life……..