乔治·布什已承诺支持，却是以敷衍的方式。

George Bush has pledged support, but in a perfunctory way.

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他不是承诺了和伊朗进行最高领导层次的直接谈话吗？ 这可是虽然重要然而小布什却从来没有下定决心去进行的事情饿。

Doesn’t he promise to sort out Iran by means of direct talks at the highest level, a necessary step that George Bush could never quite bring himself to take?

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没有人指望乔治·布什会欢迎伊拉克问题研究小组的报告，并承诺立刻实施报告提出的建议。

NOBODY expected George Bush to salute the Iraq Study Group's report and promise to implement its recommendations forthwith.

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