But when asked to name his favorite lesson from it, he deliberated for a moment, as if he didn't understand the question, before smiling and saying he couldn't remember a specific one.

但是被问到他最喜欢的教诲内容，他慎重考虑了片刻，好像不理解这个问题，之后微笑着说自己想不起具体的哪一个了。

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Show your listeners that you're excited by smiling before you begin and throughout the speech.

在你开始演讲之前以及整个演讲过程中微笑，让你的听众知道你很兴奋。

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He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him.

他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。

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After the final vote on financial reform, the Republicans flew home, and the Democratic leaders held a press conference, smiling before the microphones outside the Senate chamber.

NEWYORKER: The Empty Chamber

"You got it wrong, " Mr Lavrov responded, also smiling, before pointing out the mistake.

BBC: Button gaffe embarrasses Clinton

The expression on his face was vacant, stunned with sorrow, but before long he was smiling.

NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones