(单词翻译:单击)
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How to improve your social skills
如何提高社交技能
If you feel like you're the awkward person at social events or you struggle to enter into conversations because you're shy, it can impact your social life and your career.
如果因为你很害羞内向，在社交场合感觉自己很不自在或想插话很那，这种状态会影响你的社交生活和你的职业。
Behave Like a Social Person
表现得像个喜欢社交的人
You can behave like a more social creature, even if you don’t feel like it. Don’t allow anxiety to hold you back. Make the decision to talk to new people and to enter into conversations even when you’re feeling nervous about it. Over time, it will get easier and you’ll quickly start improving your social skills.
即使你不喜欢这样，你也要把自己表现得像个喜欢社交的人。不要让焦虑阻碍你。即使你感到紧张，也要下定决心与新认识的人进行交谈。久而久之，社交会变得比较容易很快开始提高社交技巧。
Start Small if Necessary
如有需要从小事做起
If going to a party or spending time in a crowd seems overwhelming, start small. Go into the grocery store and say,“Thank you,”to the clerk or go to a restaurant and order your food. Practice making small talk gradually.
如果参加聚会或跟一群人在一起感觉会把你淹没，那就从小处慢慢来。对杂货店店员，或餐馆服务员说声“谢谢，”。从小的交谈开始逐渐练习。
【知识点讲解】
hold back 隐瞒； 控制； 阻碍； 犹豫不决
例句：
Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
农民囤积农产品显然是希望价格能够上涨。
He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter.
他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。
She kept trying to hold back her tears.
她一直在试图抑制住眼泪。
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