Speaking to a group can be difficult, but a bad speech is truly a tiresome task.

面对一群人演讲可能很困难，但是一场糟糕的演讲真的是个令人讨厌的活儿。

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Fortunately, while travelling for nearly three weeks through German-speaking countries, I had set myself the task of learning six words a day.

还好，在讲德语的国家旅行三个星期中，我给自己下达任务，每天必须学习六个单词。

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The thinking task you set has to have just the right level of challenge for the particular audience you’re speaking to.

你所设置的思考点需要贴合你所针对的听众的层次。

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This study shows that Broca's area is involved in both speaking and comprehension, illustrating that parts of the brain perform more than one task.

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Speaking on a special British radio program, Scarlett said his officers face a difficult task.

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In particular, it involves ignoring your own needs and focusing your attention on the person speaking, a task made much more difficult by the way our brain works.

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The researchers deliberately used questionnaire responses written in Italian to increase the difficulty of the task for the English-speaking participants.

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