But can a little praise really trump a slice of pizza, a great party or a wad of cash?

但一个小小的称赞真的能击败一块比萨、一个很棒的聚会或一叠钞票吗？

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We all like feeling good about ourselves. But can a little praise really trump a slice of pizza, a great party or a wad of cash?

我们都喜欢自我感觉良好，但是一点点表扬是不是真的会带来一片披萨，一场聚会，或者一卷钞票？

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President Obama lavished praise on his Democratic Party predecessor at the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

And just I have my own little praise party every morning while I'm getting ready and that way I can walk in here and hopefully have the right light, the right energy to inspire everybody else to go out and do the work we have to do.

NPR: 4 min 29 sec

He did though go out of his way to praise his party for their resilience and grace under fire.

BBC: Lib Dem conference: Clegg keeps it lean

That is despite praise across party lines for the excellent Doug Holtz-Eakin, Mr McCain's most prominent economic adviser and a former head of the Congressional Budget Office.

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