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今天學(xué)的詞組是upbeat。Upbeat指的是音樂上的弱拍, 也有快樂、樂觀的意思。 比如,美國11月7號舉行國會中期選舉,許多共和黨人擔(dān)心他們會失去在國會的多數(shù)席位,可是布什總統(tǒng)和他的高級助手卻相當(dāng)樂觀。有報(bào)道說,"President Bush and his top advisers remain upbeat about GOP prospects."
不過布什政府在另外一個(gè)問題上, 也就是伊拉克問題上卻樂觀不起來了,"The U.S. government was not so upbeat on the current situation in Iraq." 隨著伊拉克安全局勢的惡化,許多美國人擔(dān)心伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭不會有好的結(jié)局,"They worry it may not have an upbeat ending." 今天學(xué)的詞是upbeat...