The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
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n. 玫瑰;粉紅色;薔薇（花）;粉紅色的葡萄酒;
adj. 玫瑰花的;玫瑰色的;粉紅色的;帶有玫瑰香味的;
vt. 使成玫瑰色，使（面頰）發紅;使有玫瑰香味;
v. 起義（ rise的過去式）;升起;（數量）增加;休會;
?? roseo-, ros- 表”玫瑰色”
"Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out."
人們講話的聲音越來越大，蓋過了他的聲音。
近義：pink, rosiness, showerhead, rosa, pinky, roseate
adj. 忘卻的;健忘的;不注意的;不知道的;
?? obliv忘記+ious....的 → 疏忽的
"He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused."
他車開走了，沒有注意到他所造成的損害。
近義：unmindful, forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, unknowing, bemused
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
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.
?? Kahlil Gibran 的更多名言
"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."
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"I have no idea what White House statement was was issued, but I stand by it 100 percent."
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