A pollster is someone whose job is to find out what a lot of people think.

A pollsterpollster（民調人員）指的是這樣的人 whose job is to find out what a lot of people think工作是要去了解很多人在想什麼

They write questions, then call you, stop you in the street, or send a form. After they count the answers, they say things like “most voters like this plan.” They usually work for a polling company, a newspaper, or a political party — not as the politician themselves.

They write questions他們會寫問題 then call you然後打電話給你 stop you in the street在街上攔住你 or send a form或寄問卷給你 After they count the answers統計完答案之後 they say things like 'most voters like this plan.'他們會說像「大多數選民喜歡這個方案」這樣的話 They usually work for a polling company, a newspaper, or a political party他們通常是受雇於民調公司、報社或政黨 not as the politician themselves而不是政治人物本人

The word belongs to news and elections more than to everyday chat; people often just say “they ran a poll” or “a survey.” A poll here is a set of questions about opinions, the same idea as “the polls” you hear before an election, not a place to cut hair.

The word belongs to news and elections more than to everyday chat這個字比較常出現在新聞和選舉場合，不是日常閒聊 people often just say 'they ran a poll' or 'a survey.'人們常常只說'they ran a poll'（做了民調）或'a survey'（調查） A poll here這裡的poll is a set of questions about opinions是指一組關於意見的問題 the same idea as 'the polls' you hear before an election跟選前常聽到的'the polls'是同一個意思 not a place to cut hair不是剪頭髮的地方

Though actually, a pollster is only as useful as the questions and the people they ask: a badly built poll can sound very sure and still be wrong.

Though actually不過其實 a pollster is only as useful as the questions and the people they askpollster的價值取決於他們問的問題和問的對象 a badly built poll can sound very sure and still be wrong一份設計不良的民調可能聽起來很篤定結果卻還是錯的