an introvert 性格内向的人

I am an introvert and I love it.我性格内向，我喜欢我这样的性格

solitary time 独处时间

isn't a flaw 不是缺陷

And I'm not alone. Introverts are everywhere, and our quiet approach to life, our need for solitary time, isn't a flaw - it's a gift.我并不孤单，内向的人无处不在。我们对生活的沉静态度，对独处时间的需求不是缺陷，而是礼物

feels like a place that rewards extroverts 感觉就像更适合性格外向的人

But as an introvert it's not always easy to realise how wonderful you are. 

The world feels like a place that rewards extroverts where being loud is mistaken for being confident and happy,  where everyone has something to say, but nobody listens---a world of open-plan offices, networking parties, and big personalities.但是作为一个性格内向的人并非总能意识到其实你是很好的这个世界感觉就像更适合性格外向的人.大声说出来被视作自信满满和快乐的表现。每个人都有话可说，但没人倾听。开放式办公室，社交聚会以及大人物

speak softly 轻声细语

feel left out 被排斥

For those who speak softly, it's easy to feel left out. 对于那些轻声细语的人来说，很容易产生被排斥的感觉

be shy, or antisocial 羞涩或者反社会

As a child, I blended into the background. Many thought that I had little to say or that I simply didn't like others. But that wasn't true. People often think that introverts are shy, or antisocial.小时候，我融入了背景。许多人以为我无话可说，或者我只是不喜欢别人。但这不是事实。人们通常认为性格内向的人羞涩或者反社会。

misconception 误解

But these are misconceptions.但是这些都是误解。

find socialising fun 找到社交的乐趣

Introverts, like anyone, can find socialising fun.内向的人和其他人一样，都能找到社交的乐趣。

need to recharge 需要充电

But while parties leave extroverts energised, after some time, introverts need to recharge--away from everyone.

但是聚会中，性格外向者活力四射一段时间后，性格内向者就需要充电---通过远离所有人的方式。

a scientific theory 科学理论

There is a scientific theory for this.在此有一个科学理论

dopamine /ˈdəʊpəmiːn/ 多巴胺 

There are two important chemicals found in all our brains -dopamine and acetylcholine. 在我们的大脑中发现了两种重要的化学物质---多巴胺和乙酰胆碱

a hit of energy 一股能量

Dopamine is like a hit of energy when we take risks or meet new people -and it makes extroverts feel great. 多巴胺就像能量一样，当我们冒险或结识新朋友时外向者此时会感觉非常棒。

be more sensitive to dopamine 对多巴胺更为敏感

get quickly over-stimulated 很快感觉过激

But introverts are more sensitive to dopamine and get quickly over-stimulated. 但是内向者对多巴胺更为敏感并很快感觉过激。

prefer the more slow-burn feeling 更喜欢慢速燃烧的感觉

release acetylcholine /,æsɪtaɪl'kəʊliːn; -tɪl-/释放乙酰胆碱

That's why we prefer the more slow-burn feeling we get when our brains release acetylcholine.这就是为什么我们更喜欢慢速燃烧的感觉当我们的大脑释放乙酰胆碱时。

feel relaxed, alert and content 感到轻松惬意和满足

That happens when we concentrate, read, or focus our minds.It makes us introverts feel relaxed, alert and content.当我们集中精力，阅读或集中注意力时，就会发生这种情况。它使我们内向者感到轻松惬意和满足。

a sliding scale 一个可调节的比例

But it barely registers with extroverts. Of course, like anything, it's a sliding scale. 但外向者不会存在这种情况。当然，就像其他东西一样，这是一个可调节的比例。

lean one way or another 侧重于其中一方

an ambivert 既外向又内向的人=a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert 

You can lean one way or another.  Or be a bit of both -known as an ambivert. 可以侧重于其中一方，也可以两者兼而有之这就是中间性格者

fill up space with small talk 滔滔不绝地说

listen patiently and make my words matter耐心地倾听，这让我的言语更动听

Now I understand myself better, I am deeply grateful for how I am.

Instead of filling up space with small talk, I listen patiently and make my words matter. 现在，我对自己有了更充分的了解，我对自己深表感谢。我耐心地倾听，而不是滔滔不绝地说这让我的言语更动听。

deep connection 关系很不错

I have few friends but our connection is deep.我的朋友很少，但关系都很不错。

where the chaos/ˈkeɪɒs/ of a long day can finally settle 是漫长的的繁琐之事终结的时刻

I love spending time alone.  It's where the chaos of a long day can finally settle. 我喜欢独处。这是漫长的的繁琐之事终结的时刻。

reflect and listen to my thoughts 反思，倾听自己的想法

eventually reconnect with myself 最终与自我重建联系

I can reflect and listen to my thoughts, and eventually reconnect with myself.我可以反思，倾听自己的想法并最终与自我重建联系。

be ready to share with the world again 才准备再次与世界分享

Only after that am I ready to share with the world again.之后，我才准备再次与世界分享。

find comfort in our noisy world 在嘈杂的世界中寻求慰藉

escape to a quiet park at lunchtime  午餐时间逃到一个安静的公园

I have learnt strategies for finding comfort in our noisy world -from using music to create bubbles of peace, to escaping to a quiet park at lunchtime. 我已经学会了在嘈杂的世界中寻求慰藉，用音乐创造平静的自我空间，午餐时间逃到一个安静的公园。

feel truly at home 感到自在

I adore the intensity and chaotic beauty of the world. But it's in quiet spaces where I feel truly at home.

我崇拜世界的强烈、混乱之美，但安静的一角才让我真正有家的感觉

introversion  内向型性格

If introversion were more valued by society, it could make a massive difference to our collective future. 如果内向型性格被社重视这可能对我们的集体未来产生巨大的影响

the unique attributes of introverts  内向的独特属性

a deep, quiet strength 深沉而安静的力量

The unique attributes of introverts really are a deep, quiet strength.内向的独特属性确实是一种深沉而安静的力量

shake the world 撼动世界

And as Gandhi, put it, "In a gentle way, you can shake the world."正如甘地所言，“以一种温和的方式足以撼动世界”。

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