Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public.

他不善言辞又比较腼腆，总害怕在公众场合讲话。

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Speaking about the incident earlier this month he said: Obi is trained in public order, and that may be dispersing a crowd or pushing them back.

谈到本月初的事情，他说，欧比的训练课程是维持公共秩序，分散人群或者将人群聚集。

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Speaking at a press conference in Chicago, Obama signalled that he is moving at speed to try to reassure nervous markets as well as the public.

在芝加哥的一次新闻发布会上奥巴马说他会快速行动，安慰紧张的市场和公众。

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Martin discovered he had special skill in public speaking.

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At a public speaking event, when he was already in his 90s, Wooden explained his father had taught him a few things about success.

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But he had one exceptional skill he was an extraordinary public speaker and he first established a reputation as a teacher of public speaking at night school in New York's YMCAs.

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He even enrolled in a public speaking course and dropped out before it even started.

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So he enrolled in a Dale Carnegie public speaking course and says the skills he learned there enabled him to woo his future wife, Susan Thompson, a "champion debater, " he says.

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