Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor.

甚至乐观认为前景不好。

Pete, ever the optimist, said things were bound to improve.

一向乐观皮特说，事情必是会好转。

We are optimist and realist.

我们是乐观，又是现实。

The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; the man who is an optimist after forty-eight knows too little.

未逾四十八岁悲观，是知道得太多之；而年逾四十八岁乐观，是知道得太少之。