"We have all seen that,first hand,when Americans responded to the tsunami or to Katrina,or the earthquake in Pakistan.And President Clinton and I are going to work to tap that same spirit of giving to help our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean," he said.tap the spirit是比较常用的搭配?

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"We have all seen that,first hand,when Americans responded to the tsunami or to Katrina,or the earthquake in Pakistan.And President Clinton and I are going to work to tap that same spirit of giving to help our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean," he said.
tap the spirit是比较常用的搭配?

鼓励,激励士气.

tap这里应该作激励之意,除了安抚还有挖掘民众潜在的坚强意志.
并不是单一的安慰群众.
短小的单词经常做万能用~