As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.

I still remember it was an early autumn. Some_______started to turn yellow and the weather became cool. One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of_______. At that time，I was getting to have a_______size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was_______by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her_______thinking much. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house_______my mother could stop me.

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，“See what your son has done.” Instead of saying he would scold（责备）or beat me，my father_______asked my mother to mend the vest.

Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）. My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would_______forget.

On that day，I decided not to let anger_______me any longer. Of course，there are times when I am angry. However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's________. It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry.

Question: Did you use to be shy? If so, how did you overcome it and how long did it take? I need your help.

2 days ago                                                                             

Elisabeth

Answer 1: I was very shy when I was in high school. Over the last 5 years or so I have worked very hard at overcoming it. I started by making conversation with friends’ friends that I didn’t know. It did take a lot of effort (努力). Now I can talk to almost everyone.

Yesterday                                                               

Lucy

Answer 2: Yes. I was shy about two years ago. It took me about two years to overcome my shyness. Don’t worry. Find your confidence (自信) and you’ll overcome your fears.

2 hours ago                                                                             

Tina

Answer 3: I used to be shy in high school until I started serving in a restaurant. I found that really helpful. I have become more outgoing now because I have to talk to strangers every day.

30 minutes ago               

Anna