After careful examination of the constitutional issues involved, the mayor, responding to the people's wishes, has announced that he will take immediate action.
B negative
After hesitating for as long as he dared to, and taking refuge in the ambiguities of the constitution, the mayor has at long last yield to pressure and grudgingly aGREed to try to do something.
A、B两段内容基本相同,但A对市长的态度是肯定的,因为"careful examination"表示认真负责的态度,"responding to the people's wishes","take immediate action"表示积极的态度。
而B对市长的态度是否定的,因为"hesitating for as long as"表示犹豫不决,尽量拖延,"taking refuge in"反映逃避,回避矛盾的态度,"has at long last yield to pressure","grudgingly agreed"表示采取行动是被迫的。