What does the author think of Blair’s acknowledgement?

A．It’s too late to improve the situation quickly enough．

B．It’s a welcomed declaration of commitment．

C．Blair should preach it to other travelers．

D．Empty words can’t solve the problem．

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该题为细节题。最后一段倒数第三句，布莱尔说：“英国投资不足，而投资是英国未来的关键。”最后一段的最后两句表明了作者对布莱尔所说话的态度，“You don’t have to tell the 3 million passengers who use the railways every day．Last week trains to Darling-ton were all hour late—and crawling at Locomotion No．1 spells．”意思是：“你不必把这些话告诉三百万每天坐火车的乘客。上周，去达灵顿的火车晚点了一个小时——以‘火车第一速度’缓慢爬行。”因此，作者认为布莱尔只是说空话、喊口号解决不了问题，故选D。

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