National Public Radio asked exactly this question in a survey a year or so ago and they got the following principal responses back.

国家公共广播电台问过,完全相同的问题,在一次一年前的民意调查中,他们得到了如下的回复

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If I have to do a poll here,most people, guaranteed,would say praise people.

如果我在这里做一项民意调查，保证大多数人，会说通过赞美来提升。

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A poll-- global poll, whether it's in Japan,China,United States or Europe: most people think that it's more important to focus on their weaknesses if they are to succeed.

一项全球民意调查显示，无论是在日本，中国，美国或欧洲：,大多数人认为，如果要成功,注重自己的缺点比优点更重要。

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