My advice is to know your audience. Engineers learn this over time. They can read a room and understand the type of answer those people are looking for.

我的建议是多去了解你的听众。工程师们花了不少时间在这上面。他们可以洞悉一屋子的人，并且明白那些人想要怎么样的答案。

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I bought a personal computer a month ago and spent a lot time reading the manual. But operating this machine is over my head. I may have to sell it if I can't find anyone to help me.

这个人说：“一个月前我买了一台电脑，化了好多时间来研究说明书。但是，看来要弄明白怎么用电脑对我来说实在是太难了。要是我找不到任何人可以帮我忙的话，我可能只好把它给卖了。”

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This is my friend, long-time colleague, music librarian extraordinaire and professional French horn player, Eva Heater, who will demonstrate here — Come on over here right in the center.

这位是我的朋友，长期共事的同事，音乐图书管理员，了不起的专业法国圆号手，伊娃·夕瑟，她将在此演奏，过来，站到中间来。

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