Do you see the glass as half-full rather than hall empty? The two different answers to the question represent two different attitudes towards life -- optimistic attitude and pessimistic attitude.
你认为杯子是半满的而不是空的吗？对这个问题的两种不同回答代表了对生活的两种不同态度——乐观态度和悲观态度。
Optimism always leads to happiness, health and success while pessimism, by contrast, results in hopelessness, sickness and failure. That's because optimists and pessimists deal with the same challenges and disappointments in very different ways. When things go wong the pessimist tends to blame himsell, while the optimist looks for loop holes. The optimist feels in control of his oval life. If things are going badly, he acts quickly, looking for solutions, forming a new plan of action, and seeking for advice. On the contrary, the pessimist yields to the arrangement of fate and moves slowly. He doesn't seek advice, since he assumes nothing can be done.
乐观总是带来幸福、健康和成功，而悲观则相反，会导致绝望、疾病和失败。这是因为乐观主义者和悲观主义者以非常不同的方式应对同样的挑战和失望。当事情进展顺利时，悲观主义者往往会责怪他，而乐观主义者则会寻找漏洞。乐观主义者觉得自己可以掌控自己的椭圆形生活。如果情况不好，他会迅速采取行动，寻找解决办法，制定新的行动计划，并寻求建议。相反，悲观者屈服于命运的安排，行动缓慢。他从不寻求建议，因为他认为什么都做不了。
Most people are a mix of optimism and pessimism. Optimism is important in all aspects of our lives. If you can change your mind from pessimism to optimism, you can change your life.
大多数人是乐观主义和悲观主义的混合体。乐观对我们生活的方方面面都很重要。如果你能从悲观转变为乐观，你就能改变你的生活