Me too. I was hoping we could go to the beach today, but it looks like that's out of the question.
我也这么想,我本来希望我们今天去海边,但看来没戏了。
This may be illustrated by comparing the position of a nation with that of a private business enterprise.
把国家的状况同私人企业的状况加以比较,就可以看清这个问题。