"But wait," the person asks, "Isn't that just Pollyanna-type thinking that doesn't work in the real world?"

“等一下！”你可能会问，“这岂不是那些盲目乐观者的天真思路，在现实社会中根本行不通的那种吗？”

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A five-minute wait and a further tweet later, Louise - sensibly accompanied by a male colleague - walks up to the bar area where I'm waiting and asks if I'm the person trying to make contact.

等了五分钟，又发了条推文后，路易莎很明智的由一名男伴陪同，走到我所在的酒吧区，问我是否就是那个希望见面的人。

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It's a fact that the smarter a person is, the more he realizes he doesn't know, and therefore asks questions.

事实是一个人越聪明就越能意识到自己的无知，于是提出问题来。

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It asks for the name of each person living there, and about the ownership of the home.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

The victim's card is apparently kept by the machine and the thief steps in and offers to help but asks the person to type in their Personal Identification Number (PIN).

BBC: Cash machine - generic

For the latter, McDonald prefers three fittings in person and asks in the first instance for clients to bring along a much-loved pair of shoes.

BBC: The new 'Australian made'

When a new pope has been elected, the Cardinal Dean or Cardinal first in order and seniority asks the elected person for his consent saying: Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?

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