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Can you change your personality significantly? For example, if you are shy, can you turn yourself into an extrovert who never gets stage fright when speaking in public? 你能彻底改变自己的性格么？比如，从一个害羞之人变成一个在公众面前登台演讲从不怯场的外向之人。 It’s certainly not easy, but experts say it is possible. 显然，这并非易事，但是专家说这也不是天方夜谭。 First of all, you will never stay the same person. The Wall Street Journal reports several research studies conducted over the past few years show a person’s personality naturally changes over time in response to life events such as entering a committed relationship or advancing in your career. 首先，你需要不拘泥于过去的自己。《华尔街日报》报道了在过去几年进行的一些研究，研究发现，人的性格会随着经历一些人生大事而不断变化，比如一段稳定感情的开始、事业的晋升。 From the ages of 20 to 65, people report increases in positive traits. Most people tend to become more agreeable, more responsible, more emotionally stable. Their personalities improve as they mature. 在25至65岁之间，人们性格中积极的一面会不断增强。大多数人都会变得更加亲切、更具责任心、感情更专一。性格随着人的成熟而日臻完善。 When researchers talk about “personality”, they mean a “characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that is consistent over time and across situations,” says Christopher Soto, a research psychologist at Colby College in Maine, US. Soto told The Wall Street Journal that personality is about 50 percent innate and 50 percent learned. | 
