I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and so boosting my confidence.

我学习不太好，所以唱歌这样的本领是遮掩这一缺憾的好方法，同时还可以增加我的自信。

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Her recovery was slow, but eventually she was able to resume singing and writing songs.

她恢复的很慢，但最终她能够重新演唱并创作歌曲了。

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Mr. GRAY: (Singing) Life in slow motion, somehow it don't feel real.

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Mr. RAYMOND: (Singing) I just want to take it nice and slow.

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Thanks to the shift from airy falsetto to harmonizing, and the slow but propulsive beat, he sounded as if he were singing from about four feet above the ground.

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