But the good will and high hopes so evident in January quickly gave way to the realities of trying to achieve results in politically polarized Washington.

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I think it takes your breath away to think of the unspeakably high hopes that John Milton had for his career.

我觉得像弥尔顿这样说出自己对职业如此高的希望,是很让人吃惊的。

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he hopes the flurry of visits by high-ranking U.S.officials will help re-launch the peace negotiations as soon as possible.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30