The way they swarm or flock together does not usually get good press coverage either: marching like worker ants might be a common simile for city commuters, but it's a damning, not positive, image.

它们蜂拥或聚集在一起的方式通常不会得到媒体的正面报道：城市的通勤者往往会被比喻成像工蚁一样行进，但这种比喻是一个不佳的、负面的形象。

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Or was I not positive enough?

或者是我不够积极？

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Sometimes, despite our best efforts, the outcome is not positive.

有时候，尽管我们尽力了，结果还是不尽如人意。

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The trends in Afghanistan over the last three years are generally not positive.

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dT/dp is mu JT. So for a real gas like air, this is a positive number. It's not zero.

所以对于像空气这样的真实气体，这是一个正数，不等于零。

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We were built not just on religious freedom but on the idea of a positive engagement with religious diversity.

我们国家不仅建立在,宗教自由，还建立在,积极地融合宗教差异的基础之上。

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"We're not positive who will start but it will be from that 17, " he said.

BBC: England unchanged for final match

The statistical relationship, controlling for other factors, between state government higher education appropriations and economic growth is negative, not positive.

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One early response from the Dunkin' Donuts chain was not positive.

CNN: N.Y. mayor seeks ban on plastic foam containers