Being Optimistic or Pessimistic(悲觀與樂觀)
1．舉例說明什麼是樂觀、什麼是悲觀?
2．我們應該怎樣?
[寫作導航]本文第一段宜採用下定義的方法給出樂觀和悲觀的'含義；第二段採用對比的寫法，列舉兩種人對待挑戰的態度，來說明樂觀和悲觀；第三段進一步說明樂觀和悲觀會產生不同的結果，自然得出我們應樂觀的結論。
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Being optimistic means being hopeful about the future and the success of something in particular. Being pessimistic, on the other hand, means being sad about the future and always thinking that something bad is going to happen.
Let＇s take the challenges in our everyday life as an example. Faced with a challenge, a pessimistic person may feel gloomy, distressed, and even afraid of it. He considers himself powerless, and complains about it all day long, refusing even to have a try before giving it up in the end. An optimistic person, however, may adopt an entirely different approach. He may not regard the challenge as something bad, instead, he takes it as an excellent opportunity to
display his abilities and talent. Pressure simply adds to his enthusiasm to realize his dream.
Obviously, being optimistic and being pessimistic are two different attitudes towards life, which always mean the difference between failure and success. It is natural that we encounter
challenges of one kind or another in our life. If we are pessimistic whenever we are confronted with challenges we are destined to have one failure after another. If we are pessimistic, we are destined to fail, ending up accomplishing nothing. But if we approach thechallenges in an optimistic way, we may go from victory to victory.
Therefore, be optimistic, all the time.
