他说，不付诸行动的盲目乐观毫无价值；而悲观加上行动、动力和能量却恰恰是人们所说的乐观主义的最高境界。

But pessimism associated with movement, motivation and energy is exactly what people are talking about in terms of the best of optimism.

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悲观者忽视我们有一些并行不悖的利益而不得不共处。

The pessimistic view ignores that we have some parallel interests and that we are compelled to coexist.

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And pessimists might be those who say, "No, no. On balance, " the negative of death outweighs the positive-ness of life."

而悲观主义者可能会说，“不，不，总的来说，死亡的负面性要盖过生命的积极性“

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