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今天學的詞組是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,許多共和黨人擔心他們會失去在國會的多數席位,可是布什總統(tǒng)和他的高級助手卻相當樂觀。有報道說,"President Bush and his top advisers remain upbeat about GOP prospects."
不過布什政府在另外一個問題上, 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,許多美國人擔心伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭不會有好的結局,"They worry it may not have an upbeat ending." 今天學的詞是upbeat...