An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves.
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n. 年;年紀;一年的期間;某年級的學生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校，開始新學年的學習。
近義：twelvemonth, annum
pessimist
['pesimist;'pes?mist]
n. 悲觀主義者，悲觀者;厭世者;
"You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble."
不是悲觀論者也能意識到我們有了麻煩。
近義：defeatist, doomsayer, fatalist
adj. 確信的，確實的;有把握的;無疑的;一定的;
adv. 當然;確實地;無疑地;
"Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard."
務必使擱架與櫥柜頂端對齊。
近義：inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefectible, indisputable, indubitable
反義：hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
n. 樂觀主義者;樂天派;
"Pete, ever the optimist, said things were bound to improve."
一向樂觀的皮特說,事情必定是會好轉的.
leaves
[li:vz]
n. 樹葉，花瓣;(leaf的復數);頁( leaf的名詞復數 );葉子;有…狀葉的;金屬薄片;
v. 離開( leave的第三人稱單數 );遺棄;忘了帶;交托;
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他們發現尸體被埋在一堆樹葉下面。