【题目】Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. 1

Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. 2

Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Some scientists found that children who had older brothers or sisters were often bullied (欺侮) by their older brothers and sisters. So they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may also be shy. 3 They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.

You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. 4One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they blame ( 责备) themselves for their failure. In Israel, people often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends, or bad luck.

For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say it is possible for you to get over your shyness. 5And don't forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.

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Nick Vujicic was born, without arms and legs, in 1982 in the city of Melbourne, Australia. As a child, Nick struggled (抗争) with all kinds of t1and problems mentally (精神地) and physically, but finally he accepted his disability. As Nick grew up he learned to deal with his disability and started to be 2to do more and more things on his own. In Grade Seven Nick was c3as chairperson of his school. When he was seventeen, he started his own non-profit (非营利的) organization—Life W4Limbs (肢体).

By the age of 19, Nick started to encourage other people and bring them hope, through speaking and telling his story. He became a great s5, paying more attention to teenage problems. He has influenced over three million people in almost 60 countries on five continents. He e6starred (主演) in the short film The Butterfly Circus, which won the Doorpost Film Project’s top p7of 2009. In 2010, the film also won two awards as the Best Short Film at the 2010 Method Fest Independent Film Festival.

On February 12, 2012, Vujicic m8Kanae Miyahara. Their first son, Kiyoshi James, was born in 2013, while a second, Dejan Levi, was born in August 2015. Both the children are h9. Vujicic gets success not only in his career but also in his private life.

Now, Vujicic has his own speaking company—Attitude is Altitude. He s10with his audience (听众) the importance of vision and dreaming big. He thinks God has led him to share his story and experiences to help others deal with whatever challenge they have in their life, and let God turn it into a blessing (祝福).

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