Lehrer says he has taken all this on board, and despite his inherent shyness, when he's sitting next to strangers on a plane or at a conference, forces himself to initiate conversations.

莱勒说，他把这些都带到了飞机上。尽管他天生腼腆，但在飞机上或会议上坐在陌生人旁边时，他会强迫自己主动交谈。

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A public dressing down for her dowdiness and shyness (" Bird, why can't you look nice, like Connie here? "), and she would take it on the chin.

当众训斥她的邋遢和害羞(“鸟儿，为什么你不能优雅美丽些呢？就像康妮这样！”)

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There may be no "cures" for shyness. However, research is uncovering ways shy people can overcome their problem so it doesn't take such a toll2 on their happiness.

可能没有根治害羞的办法，但是所做的研究正在发现一些途径，帮助害羞的人克服自己的问题，不至于让它严重影响他们的幸福。

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Counselling would help people focus on what might have caused their shyness.

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The reason has nothing to do with any sense of personal shyness about taking strong stands on substantive issues.

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Letting him do exactly as he wanted, she wore a look in her eyes that he mistook for surprise and shyness, and later identified with moods that verged on madness sequences of perplexity and focus, expressing a hooded rage.

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