【早起卡】
Tough-minded optimists approach problems with a can-do philosophy and emerge stronger from tragedies.----Seneca
意志坚强的乐观主义者用“世上无难事”的人生观来思考问题,越遭受悲剧打击,表现的越坚强。----塞内卡
【新闻正文】
If only Paul were still alive. Though he had never watched a game of football, learnt how to use a spreadsheet or issued a press release about his state-of-the-art machine-learning-based forecasts, he was globally renowned for his preternatural ability to predict results at major international tournaments.
Throughout the European Championship of 2008 and the World Cup of 2010 he was wrong on only two occasions. For Paul was an oracular octopus, who could prophesy the footballing future by choosing between two flag-bearing boxes containing oysters.
原文选自 The Economist
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