Each year at Davos the degree of optimism on the world economy is almost always a perfect reflection of the present while also a poor predictor of the future.

每年在达沃斯，对于全球经济的乐观程度几乎总是对当前形势的完美反映，而同时也是对未来的蹩脚预测。

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This is still a work in progress, but the degree of activity and experimentation provides cause for optimism.

这项工作仍在进行当中，但是其活动和尝试的程度还是让我们有了乐观的理由。

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So were one to publish “This Is Japan—2008” a degree of optimism is called for.

有人出版《这就是日本——2008》，保留着对日本的乐观。

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And the Recovery Act has just provided some significant degree of optimism.

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Indeed compared to the doom and gloom usually presented in opinion polls, Russians can exhibit a quite surprising degree of optimism on a few important questions.

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So, investors are also enjoying a high degree of optimism.

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