In defence of shyness 为害羞的人辩护
<p>随身英语<span word="In">In</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shyness">shyness</span> 为害羞的人辩护</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>在竞争激烈的现代社会中，性格羞涩似乎被当作缺点，而那些善于表达、自信满满的人则更有可能实现个人目标。本期《随身英语》探讨害羞能给人带来的益处。</p><p>课文内容词汇: 性格</p><p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colourful">colourful</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="shyness">shyness</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="violet">violet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wallflower">wallflower</span> , <span word="while">while</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="boo">boo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> .</p><p><span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="descriptions">descriptions</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="geese">geese</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="achievers">achievers</span>, <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="help">help</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>. <span word="Bookshops">Bookshops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="weighty">weighty</span> <span word="tomes">tomes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Shrinking">Shrinking</span> <span word="Violets">Violets</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Field">Field</span> <span word="Guide">Guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shyness">Shyness</span>, <span word="bucks">bucks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="bashfulness">bashfulness</span>.</p><p><span word="Author">Author</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Moran">Moran</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shyness">shyness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="craving">craving</span> <span word="solitude">solitude</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="timid">timid</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>". <span word="Freed">Freed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="insights">insights</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="thinkers">thinkers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="introverts">introverts</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="company">company</span>; <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Keira">Keira</span> <span word="Knightley">Knightley</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="JK">JK</span> <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reticence">reticence</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delve">delve</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>.</p>
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