VOA慢速英语:New Book Examines the Power of Young Introverts

短语讲解：

1. In fact, they can have excellent social skills.

in fact 事实上; 实际上，其实
例句：In fact, that is the reason why I'm here to see you.
事实上 这是我来见你的原因。

2. For example, there was one guy we profiled named Davis, who decided he wanted to run for president of his class.

run for 竞选，赶快去请
例句：Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
有些戏因为演出成功而连续上演几年。

3. Davis was his characteristically, serious-minded, introverted self, and did a lot of deep thinking about how he can make the school a better place.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：I would think about it very carefully, if I were you.
我要是你的话, 我就十分慎重地考虑这件事。

4. So he ran on a serious substantive platform of proposals and his classmates really recognized the value of that and ended up voting for him, and he became the class president.

end up （以…）结束
例句：If we do, we will end up with nothing.
否则，我们到头来什么也得不到。

5. She tells parents that introverts usually want to come home at the end of the day and spend time alone.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：He parted with us at the end of the trip.
旅行结束时他和我们分手了。