Struggling to speak up

Most of my classes are small, about a dozen people. Most students who frequently speak up are from English-speaking countries. Being shy and especially aversive to confrontation, I am usually quiet. However, I’m not the only one. In my corner of silence are students from Asia or other non-English speaking areas.

我参加的课程通常是小班授课，只有十几个人。在课堂上经常发言的学生通常来自讲英语的国家。由于害羞或者讨厌和别人对抗，我通常很安静。但是，这样做的不止我一个人，还有其它来自亚洲或者非英语为母语的国家。

参考译文：我的课大多都是小班，只有十几个人。那些经常发言的学生都来自讲英语的国家。由于很害羞和讨厌跟别人对抗，我一般都很安静。但是，我并不是唯一这样做的人。和我一样沉默的还有来自亚洲或者其他不讲英语的国家的学生。

Still it is hard for me to participate in class discussions. However, just because someone does not like speaking up in public, doesn’t mean one cannot think. Just because someone cannot think on their feet, doesn’t mean they can’t do good research. Just because someone is always speaking, doesn’t mean they always make good points.

现在参加课堂讨论对我来说仍然很难。但是，不能因为一个人不喜欢在公共场合发言，就意味着他不会思考；不能因为一个人不能支持他们的论点，就表示他们不会做研究；不能引文一个人不会侃侃而谈，就意味着他言之有理。

参考译文：我仍然很难以参加课堂上的讨论。但是，并不是说一个人不喜欢在公共场合讲话，就意味着他不能思考；并不是说一个人不能自己思考，就意味着他不能做很好的研究；并不是说一个人一直在发言，就意味着他总是言之有理！

Today I read this article ----Struggling to speak. It reminded me of my life in university. As an English major, we had a lot of class discussion. Like the author of this article, I was the quiet one. It  was hard to participate in the discussion, since most of time I didn't know what they were talking about. Why? Poor listening and speaking ability make me shy and inferior.  Even now I have the same feeling. And I rarely tell anyone else about my major. I'm afraid of make mistakes. Untill now I also wonder how I passed my exams and achieved my bachelor. I'm  a coward. Pity!

The only way to regain my confidence is to learn and exercise English more. Except this article, I also read the other one---Money Talks: Language Learners Earn More In Their Careers. Yes. I want to earn more.