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