The father was reading the school report which had just been handed to him by his hopeful son.

父亲在看他那满怀希望的儿子带回来的学校成绩单。

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Thee father was reading the school-report which had just been handed to him by his hopeful son. His brow was wrathful as he read:"English, poor;"

父亲在看他那满怀希望的儿子带回来的学习成绩单，他边看边露出愤怒的表情：“英语，差；

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The ad featured Oprah Winfrey reading a letter from the Jeep brand to encourage families to stay hopeful.

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What I get from the sources that I was reading from the 1800s is that when they didn't see smoke then they were hopeful.

CNN: March 13, 2013 -- Updated 0018 GMT (0818 HKT)