Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man's world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are.

生活在外向理想中的内向者就像生活在男性世界中的女性一样，因为一种深入到他们本质的特质而被低估。

For introverts, they might be a lot closer.

对于内向的人来讲，这个极限的范围就小多了。

There are shy extraverts and outgoing introverts.

也有害羞的外向型人格和开朗的内向型人格。

I am an introvert and introverts get drawn in.

我是个内向的人而且内向是天生的。

Perfect people are introverts with two close friends.

完美的人很内向，只有两个密友。

Introverts are not necessarily shy or afraid of people.

内向的人不一定害羞或是害怕与人打交道。

Correct people when they refer to introverts as neurotics.

当人们认为内向是一种神经症时，纠正他们。

This is a style often used by introverts and Donna Martin.

内向的人比如Donna Martin通常是这类型的调情者。

They were tested to see if they were introverts or extroverts.

以测试他们是内向者还是外向者。

If you put two introverts together they might not say anything.

如果将两个内向者放在一起，他们可能什么都不说。

They spend a lot of time by themselves. We call them introverts.

许多时间他们都是独处的，我们称他们是内向的人。

The Introversion Test: Personality Characteristics of introverts.

内向性格测试：个性特征。

Or was their replacement by taciturn introverts telling me something else?

或者是他们用那些沉默寡言的人们作为替代用来告诉我另外的一些东西？

Background music can help extroverts focus, but tends to torment introverts.

背景音乐可以帮助外向型的人集中精力，但对内向型的人来说就是一种折磨。

Introverts: provide some pre-reading because introverts need time to process data.

内向型：提供一些预读材料，因为内向的人需要时间来处理信息。

That’s all fine and good for extroverts, but we introverts can’t network just to network.

对于外向的人来说，书上讲的都不错，但是我们内向的人不能为了社交而社交。

Introverts typically don't like to talk about themselves - we prefer to talk about ideas.

内向的人通常不喜欢谈论自己——我们更喜欢谈论想法。

Whether we are introverts or extroverts, we need to deal with the world, inner and outer.

无论我们是内向者或是外向者，我们都需要与社会相处，内在和外在皆是。

One reason for the huge growth of online networking is that it plays to introverts' strengths.

网络交际巨大增长的一个原因是它顺应了内向人的强项。

The ability of introverts to resist sleep loss was relatively unaffected by the social environment.

内向型人抗拒睡眠不足的能力相对而言不会受社会环境的影响。

Look for introverts that, for whatever reason, are in jobs that force them to be well connected.

找那些因工作原因(无论出自什么理由)而要和很多人保持良好关系的内向的人。

E.g. introverts or socially nervous people tend to look as though they're lying when they're not.

比如，内向或者在社交场合容易紧张的人常让人觉得他们在说谎，但他们实际并没有。

Studies show that extroverts and introverts alike get a mood boost from connecting with other people.

研究表明，无论是外向的或内向的人都可以通过与他人交流让情绪高涨起来。

Personally, I think some kind of middle-ground is ideal. Any introverts out there have more Suggestions?

个人认为，一定程度的界于内向和外向中间的个性是比较理想的，还有其他的内向性格者有更好的建议吗？

A lot of developers are introverts, and find it easier to spend time writing code than interacting with people.

很多开发人员都比较内向，觉得花时间写代码要比跟人打交道更容易。