Nostalgia serves optimists and pessimists alike as an anchor in a world being transformed.

在正在转变的世界，怀旧对于乐观主义者和悲观主义者来说，就像一个锚。

When things go wrong the pessimist tends to blame himself.

当出了问题之后，悲观主义者往往自我责备。

So you prefer to be an optimist rather than pessimist?

因，愿做一个乐观主义者，而不是悲观主义者？

It’s a good thing, Finn. The opposite of an optimist is, of course, a pessimist.

这是一件好事，费恩。乐观主义者反过来就是悲观主义者了。

One strategy is to adopt a mindset of defensive pessimism.

有一种策略，是采用防御性悲观主义的心态。

That's why it's so difficult for pessimists to change their worldview.

这就是为什么悲观主义者很难改变他们的世界观。

Research has found that the pessimist doesn't take good care of himself.

研究发现悲观主义者不会很好地照顾自己。

Pessimists could argue that the company is overvalued.

悲观主义者可能会认为，该公司被高估了。

If you are a pessimist, it will be a building full of heavily surveilled drunkards.

如果你是悲观主义者，那它将是一座充满受严密监视的酒鬼的大楼。

I think there's a lot of pessimism in science fiction about our social systems.

我认为科幻小说中有很多关于我们的社会系统的悲观主义。

I'm a… I'm a pessimist compared to him.

我其实… … 跟他比是个悲观主义者。

You have to say this about Turner, though. He's an equal-opportunity pessimist.

你不得不承认特纳是个信奉机会均等的悲观主义者。

Boy, for a gunman, you're one hell of a pessimist.

伙计，你可是个枪手，你还是个该死的悲观主义者。

There are plenty of pessimists born in the spring and true blue optimists in the winter And of course, your personality is defined by a lot more than just whether there's a lot of light or just a little when you're born.

有在春天出的悲观主义者和在冬天出的真正的乐观主义者，当然，你的个性不仅仅是由你出时是否有很多光或只有一点光来定义的。

So if we take this all together, I guess the question comes down to: Are you guys technology optimists or pessimists?

因，如果我们把这一切放在一起考量，这个问题可以归结为：你们是科技乐观主义者还是悲观主义者？

AS A measure of the seriousness of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, the number of Palestinian prisoners released on the eve of talks, say pessimists, is a gloomy barometer.

悲观主义者声称，以会谈前夕释放的巴勒斯坦俘虏数目作为对巴以协商认真程度的衡量，前景令悲观。

And pessimism can improve your memory, as studies have found that when you're in a good mood, your brain doesn't really take the time to distinguish important information from useless details.

悲观主义可以改善记忆力，研究发现，心情好时，大脑不用花时间区分重要信息和无关的细节。

His pessimism is not entirely unfounded: humanity can be appallingly base.

他的悲观主义并非完全没有根据：性可能低得惊。

The liberty craved by " me" could be sustained only by " us" . It was a very long shot, but he was not a pessimist.

“我”渴望的自由只有“我们”才能维持。希望非常渺茫，但他不是一个悲观主义者。

So when you think about an idea like this, you have to beware of pessimists because they are known to have a problem for every solution.

所以，当你想到这样的想法时，你必须提防悲观主义者，因为他们总是认为每个解决方案都有问题。