system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and
乐观、积极 optimistic positive
悲观、消极 pessimistic negative
赞扬、钦佩、 speak highly of admire admirable respect
尊重
respectable
同情、惋惜 sympathy sympathetic be/feel sorry for...
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, Since independence, Ireland has revived(复 兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different are as have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
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