Outsize optimism? 过度乐观
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> "<span word="outsize">outsize</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span>": "<span word="At">At</span> 25, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outsize">outsize</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span>." <span word="Outsize">Outsize</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exorbitantly">exorbitantly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="improbable">improbable</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="outsize">outsize</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="outsized">outsized</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 25, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="young">young</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="outsize">outsize</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="OUT">OUT</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="SIZE">SIZE</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="much">much</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="are">are</span> 25 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> 28-<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="outsized">outsized</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p><p><span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="outfight">outfight</span>, <span word="outperform">outperform</span>, <span word="outsmart">outsmart</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="surpassing">surpassing</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="outperform">outperform</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outsize">outsize</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="outsized">outsized</span> <span word="ego">ego</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="esteemed">esteemed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p>
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