President Roosevelt's words turned the sinking of the American fleet at Pearl Harbor into a national rallying cry instead of a humiliating national scandal.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:discouraging“令人沮丧的”,disastrous“灾难性的,损失惨重的”disgraceful“可耻的”,destructive“破坏的,毁灭性的”。划线单词humiliating“羞辱性的”与disgraceful意思相近,故选C。