As for high-speed rail , extensive highways , cheap air fares and stroppy state and local governments make its viability dubious .
至于高速铁路,高速公路,廉价的飞机票、州及地方政府的保护政策使得其举步维艰。
During the cold war the europeans depended on and deferred to their superpower protector ( though france was always stroppy ) .
冷战期间,欧洲依赖并且接受他们的超级大国的保护(虽然法国经常闹别扭)。
But the good news for stroppy teenagers is that most people become earlier risers as they age , and this change is also associated with greater feelings of happiness .