Today, many years and speeches later, seldom uttering an “er” or “ah,” I can laugh while I still cringe at that long-ago memory.

而多年之后的今天，经历了大大小小无数次演讲的我，已经很少说“啊”和“呃”这样的停顿词了，但是想想多年前的第一次经历还是会大笑不止。

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I could see that he too was applying himself. His voice shook with emotion, and it was so funny to hear him, that we all longed to laugh and to cry. Ah!

我发现他也一样专心，他的声音由于激动而颤抖，听起来很滑稽，叫我们又想笑又想哭。

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I love to laugh, at ordinary times love this crucial moment ah smiled.

平时爱笑的我，自爱这关键时刻呀笑了笑。

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Byrne shows the audience when to laugh, when to clap, when to ooh and ah.

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