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但年轻的乔决心自学如何在公共场合讲话。他记忆演讲和诗歌，站在镜子前背诵出来。如果口吃了，他就重新开始，练习说话时如何放松脸上的肌肉。
Remarkably, over time, this stubborn practice began to work. Joe Biden came to love public speaking, and went on to address crowds of thousands with ease.
值得注意的是，随着时间的推移，这种笨做法开始奏效。乔·拜登开始喜欢上了公众演讲，并能轻松地向成千上万的群众发表演讲。
Today, Biden credits his stutter for preparing him to become a political leader. It gave him a blueprint for tackling adversity through sheer determination, something which has seen him through countless difficult situations. It also gave him some of the empathy for which he’s so well-known. Biden has never forgotten what it felt like to be bullied and humiliated.
今天，拜登认为口吃为自己成为一名政治领袖做了准备。给了他仅凭决心来应对逆境的蓝图，这见证了他经历的无数困境。口吃也给了他一些众所周知的同情心。拜登从来没有忘记被欺负和羞辱的感觉。
Much of Biden"s political philosophy can be traced back to his experiences in childhood, and how his parents taught him to respond. He recalls being humiliated by a nun at school who mocked his stutter, calling him “Mr. Bu-bu-bu-biden.” Joe told his mom what had happened, and she, furious, went straight to the school, threatening to yank off the nun"s habit if she did it again. It didn"t matter that the nun was a respected figure in the church, Biden"s mother judged her on her behavior, and there was nothing she hated more than a bully.