optimism
n[U]
tendency to expect the best in all things; confidence in success; belief that good will triumph over evil in the end 乐观; 乐观主义
He was still full of optimism for the future despite his many problems. 他尽管有许多问题, 但对未来仍十分乐观.
There was a feeling of optimism in the country when the new government was elected. 经选举产生新政府, 举国上下对前景十分乐观. Cf 参看 pessimism.
They are my only comfort. When you take those away from me, you also take my life.
它们是我唯一的安慰。你们没收了我的财物,也就是要了我的命。
Here was a seven-year-old girl who at the age of 19 months had become deaf and blind.
一个7岁的女孩,出生19个月后就得了聋盲症。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.