Violet instead of our second choice.

人而没选用另个名字。

Shrinking violets are not bold. They are afraid to speak their minds.

人并不大胆。他们害怕说出自己想法。

When faced with a difficult situation, a shrinking violet seems to get smaller.

当面对困，个人似乎变得更渺小了。

You have to see your opportunity and take it, nobody respects a shrinking violet.

必须看到你机遇并抓住它，没有人尊敬人。

They went " fleeting" all while " bleating" in a pretty " sheepish state" .

他们在种非常“状态”中，边“转瞬即”，边“呻吟”。

Another adjective to describe a shrinking violet is modest.

另个形容形容词是" modest" 。

I did. You told me to stop being a shrinking violet and to step up.

我谈了啊。你告诉我不要做个人，要挺身而出。

Anne hoped she had outlived the age of blushing; but the age of emotion she certainly had not.

安妮希望自己已经跨过了年龄，但她肯定没有跨过容易冲动年龄。

At supper Melanie surprised them all by forcing herself out of her timidity and being almost vivacious.

吃晚饭，媚兰强迫自己反常态，忽然变得活泼了，这叫大家十分惊讶。

" Me? " He was mimicking my modesty.

“我？”他在模仿我。

So how did Erica beat her shyness and become the confident communicator she is today?

所以艾丽卡是如何克服自己并成为今天这样自信沟通者？

He was a slender, weedy boy, small for his eight years, quiet almost to shyness, never speaking unless spoken to.

他是个瘦小而孱弱孩子，虽然八岁了，但个子很矮，文静得到了地步，除非别人跟他说话，否则是从来不开口。

New miracle drug to overcome pathological shyness.

测试种治疗病态症神奇新药。

Ah yes, Neil, in your quiz question you asked how Erica conquered her shyness at school.

啊，是，尼尔，在你测试问题中，你问艾丽卡在学校如何克服她。

One way to overcome diffidence while brainstorming, for instance, is for everyone to write down their ideas but ensure they are anonymous.

在团队开展头脑风暴，克服个办法就是让所有人写下自己想法，并且保证匿名。

I would describe the atmosphere in the White House as kind of sheepish.

我会用种来形容白宫气氛。

She may be a communications expert now, but growing up in Pennsylvania she was a shy and quiet schoolgirl.

现在她可能是名沟通专家，但在宾夕法尼亚生活，她是个且安静女学生。

Anthony laughed abruptly and with a sheepish and amused grin got out of bed.

安东尼突然笑了起来，带着种而愉快笑容从床上爬了起来。

Another way to overcome shyness and actually speak up in a conversation is to have a story to share.

在对话中克服、大胆发言另种方法就是拥有个故事去分享。

He struggled to overcome his shyness.

【overcome】他努力克服自己。