This year,when you have two-thirds being pessimistic about American foreign policy, you have a larger percentage saying maybe it will be better if Iran has nuclear weapons."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Just a couple of months ago London seemed to be soaring and now suddenly there's this pessimistic atmosphere because we don't know what's going to happen in London.

仅仅数月之前,伦敦房价还一路高歌,忽然之间市场一片愁云惨淡,我们不知道伦敦的未来状况

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But groups say they are pessimistic about the effectiveness of reforms, that include adoption of a human rights charter and the setting up of a rights commission to oversee issues of abuses in Southeast Asia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09