Are we masochists or optimists, if we continue to walk that Fine line?

若我们继续走在那条线上，我们算是受虐狂还是乐观主义？

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But we are also masochists, which is why we might yet rise to the challenge.

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In the world's most carnivorous country, vegetarians used to be a tiny band of masochists.

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Although not everybody's cup of tea (on a bad day, the service can be as churlish as any greasy-spoon in Barnsley, circa 1972), its products and style are said to be enjoyed by Anglophile masochists such as Quentin Tarantino.

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