His talent was submerged by his shyness.

他羞怯湮没了他才华。

Violet instead of our second choice.

羞怯人而没选用另一个名字。

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

必须看到遇并抓住它，没有人尊敬羞怯人。

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

羞怯人并不大胆。他们害怕说出自己想法。

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

当面对困难时，一个羞怯人似乎变得更渺小了。

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

我了啊。告诉我不要做一个羞怯人，要挺身而出。

Another adjective to describe a shrinking violet is modest.

另一个形容羞怯形容词是" modest" 。

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羞怯年龄，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.

吃晚饭时，迫自己一反羞怯常态，忽然变得活泼了，这叫大家十分惊讶。

" Me? " He was mimicking my modesty.

“我？”他在模仿我羞怯。

There's the smile again, the sheepish one.

微笑又来了, 那羞怯微笑。

Again the sheepish shrug. " I'm good at them. Master Instructor."

又是一种羞怯耸肩。“我擅长它们。大师级教练。”

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羞怯并成为今天这样自信沟通者？

The games help to lower inhibitions. This helps people make connections, said Jason Shaw.

游戏有助于降低人们羞怯感。这可以帮助人们建立联系，杰森·肖说。

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，文静得到了羞怯地步，除非别人跟他说话，否则是从来不开口。

" That gemstone is called a lapis, " said Celeste in her diffident way.

" 那颗宝石叫青金石, " 塞莱斯特用她那羞怯方式说。

New miracle drug to overcome pathological shyness.

测试一种治疗病态羞怯症神奇新药。

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

啊，是，尼尔，在测试问题中，问艾丽卡在学校如何克服她羞怯。

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时，克服羞怯一个办法就是让所有人写下自己想法，并且保证匿名。

His ambition was tempered by his shyness.

他野心被他羞怯所抑制。