您可能从上文的描述基调中猜到这里存在其他一些问题。
You have probably guessed from the tone of the above description that there is some problem lurking in here.
第一次考虑问题时估计自己能投入的精力决定了整个目标的基调和实现途径。
The energy that you put forth in these first moments of thoughts sets the tone and path for the entire goal.
他的基调当然很友善，但对我来说在他的政策这个问题上，他过去两个星期来没有吸取很多教训。
Certainly the tone was nice, but it just did not seem to me that on the issue of policies it just did not seem to me he really learned a great deal in the last couple of week.
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