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Optimist or pessimist?

In the TV series 小欢喜, Fan Yifan’s parents cannot agree on their son’s chances of doing well at school. Match the Chinese with the English.

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你先不要悲观。Nǐ xiān bùyào bēiguān.You don’t need to be pessimistic yet.
学校对他还是有信心的。Xuéxiào duì tā háishì yǒu xìnxīn de.The school still has confidence in him.
要不然不会跟他商量这事。Yàobùrán bù huì gēn tā shāngliáng zhè shìOtherwise they wouldn’t discuss this issue with him.
他还是聪明,机灵,反应快。Tā háishì cōngmíng, jīlíng, fǎnyìng kuài.Besides, he’s intelligent, clever, and quick to respond.
确实是他可能学习成绩不行。Quèshí shì tā kěnéng xuéxí chéngjī bùxíng.It’s true that his grades are perhaps not very good.
说不定那天反应一快 ,成绩就上去了。Shuōbudìng nèitiān fǎnyìng yī kuài ya, chéngjī jiù shàngqù le.Who knows, with his quick response time, one day his grades may go up.
他跟你一样,都是盲目乐观型的。Tā gēn nǐ yīyàng, dōu shì mángmù lèguān xíng de.He’s like you; you’re both the blindly optimistic type.
其实真的没什么好乐观。Qíshí zhēnde méishénme hǎo lèguān.Actually, there’s nothing to be optimistic about.


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