Pollyanna

• n. 盲目乐观的人

来自美国儿童文学家Eleanor Hodgman Porter于1913年所著的儿童小说《Pollyanna》的主角儿童女英雄Pollyanna Whittier,她身处逆境，但是永远保持着乐观的心态，不仅让自己得到了快乐，也感染了身边的人。引申词义乐观的人，后词义带贬义。

Pollyanna (n.)

"one who finds cause for gladness in the most difficult situations," 1921, a reference to Pollyanna Whittier, child heroine of U.S. novelist Eleanor Hodgman Porter's "Pollyanna" (1913) and "Pollyanna Grows Up" (1915), who was noted for keeping her chin up during disasters.

1. But it is not the indiscriminate applause of a Pollyanna.

但这绝对不是在做烂好人.

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2. So do you have to be a stand - up comic or a Pollyanna to be positive?

那么,要做到乐观向上你必须是一个演 独角戏 的喜剧演员或盲目乐观的人 吗 ?

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3. This is not meant to turn you into a Pollyanna, but to sharpen your selling skills.

这不是说要把你转变成盲目乐观的人, 只是提升你的销售技巧.

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