英语翻译Likewise,aftergettingthumpedinthemidtermelections,thecarefulpresidentreadthetea-leaves,andcompromisedwithGOPleadersonataxdealthatcontainedagiftforeveryone.Including,asitturnsout,hisownpollnumbers.中的tea

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Likewise,after getting thumped in the midterm elections,the careful president read the tea-leaves,and compromised with GOP leaders on a tax deal that contained a gift for everyone.Including,as it turns out,his own poll numbers.中的tea

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察觉到了未来的变化,
read the tea-leaves"＝foretell sb.'s future占卜某人的前程命运,词典的解释我个人认为不靠谱
In 1978 Deng showed no such clarity of thought.He astutely read the tea-leaves of public opinion but had no grand vision.
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