There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
— Mark Twain  ·  No category

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except [ɪk'sɛpt] 词频1 词根: ceive
vt. 把…除外;不计; prep. 除…外; conj. [口语]要不是;除非;除…以外; vi. 反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）;
💡 ex出+cept拿，抓，握住→拿出 → 除外
"I received nothing except what was due to me."
除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西.
近义：omit, preclude, void, blackball, exclude, barring 反义：realize, accommodate, consider
sight [saɪt] 词频2
n. 视力;看见;视野;景象; vt. 看见，发现;瞄准;观察;调准瞄准器; vi. （用仪器）瞄准;观察;
"He was careful to keep out of sight."
他小心翼翼地躲开别人的视线。
近义：perceive, see, spot, view, witness, behold
young [jʌŋ] 词频1
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的; n. 年轻人;幼小的动物，崽;
💡 秧”（谐音）苗当然是 年轻的。有（U）勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义：offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful 反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
pessimist ['pesimist;'pesəmist]
n. 悲观主义者，悲观者;厌世者;
"You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble."
不是悲观论者也能意识到我们有了麻烦。
近义：defeatist, doomsayer, fatalist
optimist ['ɔptimist] 词根: 最好
n. 乐观主义者;乐天派;
"Pete, ever the optimist, said things were bound to improve."
一向乐观的皮特说,事情必定是会好转的.
sadder
a. 更难过的（sad的比较级）

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"Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all."
"I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want."
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