谁才是悲观者呢Who is a pessimist?

 　　Some people always look at the negative side. Who is a pessimist¹?

　　There was a hunter who bought a bird dog, the only one of its kind in the world that could walk on water.

　　He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw this miracle². At the same time, he was very pleased that he could show off his new acquisition³ to his friends.

　　He invited a friend to go duck hunting. After sometime, they shot a few ducks and the man ordered his dog to run and fetch the birds. All day long, the dog ran on water and kept fetching the birds. The owner was expecting a comment or a compliment⁴ about this amazing dog, but never got one. As they were returning home, he asked his friend if he had noticed anything unusual about his dog. The friend replied: ”Yes, in fact, I did notice something unusual. Your dog can’t swim.”

　　有些人总是从悲观的角度看问题。然后谁才是悲观者呢？

　　有个猎人买了一条世界上唯一能够在水上猎鸟的狗。

　　当他看到这奇迹时，他简直无法相信自己的眼睛。同时，他也非常高兴自己可以向朋友们炫耀这一新的收获。

　　于是他邀请了一个朋友去打野鸭。不一会儿，他们射中了一些野鸭，猎人命令他的狗把野鸭叼回来。一整天，那条狗都不停地在水上奔走，追捕着野鸭。主人一直期待着能够听到朋友对这条让人吃惊的狗作出一些赞美，但他始终没听到一句。他们回家时，猎人问他的朋友，是否注意到他的狗有一些不寻找的地方。他的朋友回答道：“事实上，我的确注意到了一些不正常的地方：你的狗不会游泳。”

1 pessimist   

n.悲观者；悲观主义者；厌世

参考例句：

• An optimist laughs to forget.A pessimist forgets to laugh.乐观者笑着忘却，悲观者忘记怎样笑。
• The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.悲观者在每个机会中都看到困难，乐观者在每个困难中都看到机会。

2 miracle   

n.奇迹，令人惊奇的人或事

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• It is simply a miracle that rice should grow in such a place.稻子竟能在这样的地方生长，这实在是个奇迹。

3 acquisition   

n.取得，学到，养成（习惯），获得的东西

参考例句：

• The children progressed in the acquisition of basic skills.孩子们在掌握基本技术方面取得了进步。
• He devotes his time to the acquisition of knowledge.他把时间都花在求知上。

4 compliment   

n.[pl.]问候，致意；n./v. 称赞，恭维

参考例句：

• The manager paid her a compliment on her work.经理赞扬了她的工作。
• Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。