What we have today is a situation where children themselves shy away from continuing to secondary school because there is no future."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

They differ according to their IQs; whether they're aggressive or shy; whether they're attracted to males, females, both or neither; whether they are good at music; whether they are politically liberal or conservative.

他们的智商也不同,他们自信还是害羞,他们是否喜欢男人,女人,都喜欢,还是都不喜欢,他们是否擅长于音乐,他们是政治上的自由派还是保守派

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If you are going to be shy in another country, you're not going to learn another language.

如果你在另一个国家会感到害羞，那你就别学另一种语言了。

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"And,also,mainstream press have not been able to or shy away from reporting these cases.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

But,I make a commitment here that once we get to our final report, we will not shy away from making criticisms either of institutions, or processes or individuals wherever they are truly warranted,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25