He had an engineer 's reserve , mixed with a natural shyness .

他有着工程师的那种内敛，伴有一种天生的羞怯。

Although she was known for her shyness growing up , she did show an interest in music and dancing .

虽然众所周知，她羞怯的性格伴随着她的成长，但是她却表现出对音乐和舞蹈的热衷。

Mei grew tired of hearing her parents complain , so she compiled a list of ways to compensate for her shyness and improve her confidence .

梅开始厌倦了父母的抱怨，因此她列出了一个清单，要如何弥补她的羞怯，提高她的信心。

Her shyness caused her parents great concern , because they feared that her condition would conceal the fact that she was actually a very talented and charming young lady .

她的羞怯让她的父母极为担忧，怕这种性格会掩盖这样的事实：她实际上是一个才华横溢又非常迷人的年轻女士。

Introversion -- along with its cousins sensitivity , seriousness , and shyness -- is now a second - class personality trait , somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology .

内向常常伴着它的表亲：敏感、认真和羞怯现在就处于二等人格特质，介于失望和病之间。