A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
— Harry S. Truman,
33rd President of the United States
句型分析
A pessimist is one （who makes difficulties of his opportunities）
and an optimist is one （who makes opportunities of his difficulties）.
去修飾找核心
① 兩個主句：
1.A pessimist is one
2.an optimist is one
②兩個定語從句，說明one是誰：
1.who makes difficulties of his opportunities
2.who makes opportunities of his difficulties
中文釋義
「悲觀者把機會視為困難，樂觀者把困難轉化為機會。」
-哈里·S·杜魯門
美國第33任總統
人物鏈接
哈瑞‧杜魯門 (1884-1972) 為美國小羅斯福總統任內之副總統，在小羅斯福過世後接任總統，任內遇上許多大事：國內有經濟衰退、無數的罷工事件；國外有納粹德國的敗亡、廣島與長崎原子彈爆炸、聯合國的成立、冷戰的開始、韓戰的爆發等。
杜魯門執政期間，主要整頓了美國政府機構；完善總統任期與繼任制；提出有關就業、住房、民權等方面的立法；提出“杜魯門主義”；向國會提出在經濟方面援助西歐，並被批准。
KEY WORDS
pessimist [ˈpesɪmɪst] n.悲觀主義者;悲觀論者
注：pessimistic adj. 悲觀的;悲觀主義的
例句：
You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble.
不是悲觀論者也能意識到我們有了麻煩。
optimist [ˈɒptɪmɪst] n.樂觀的人;樂天派
注：optimistic adj. 樂觀的;抱樂觀看法的
例句：
You are either very young or an incurable optimist.
你要麼非常年輕，要麼是個不可救藥的樂天派。
opportunity [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti] n.機會;時機
例句：
At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
至少要給他機會解釋一下發生了什麼事。
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