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(A) stupidities
(B) similarities
(C) possibilities
(D) profundities

Who talks more, women or men? According to Professor Deborah Tannen at Georgetown University, the seemingly貌似；看似 contradictory對立的；相互矛盾的 evidence is reconciled調解；使一致 by the difference between public and private talking.

More men feel comfortable doing public speaking, while more women feel comfortable doing private speaking.

For most women, the language of conversation is primarily主要地 a language of 20 : a way of establishing創辦, 建立 connections and negotiating討論, （就…）談判 relationships.

Emphasis重視；強調 is placed on displaying 21 and matching experiences.

From childhood, girls criticize peers who try to stand out or appear better than others.

People feel their closest connections at home, or in settings where they feel at home—in other words, during private speaking.

For most men, talk is primarily主要 a means to preserve保護，維護；保存 independence and negotiate and maintain status in a 22 social order社會秩序.

This is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by holding center stage through 23 performances such as story-telling, joking, or imparting傳授；告知 information.

From childhood, men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep attention. So they are more comfortable speaking in larger groups made up編造 of people they know less well—in the broadest概括的;寬闊的;廣大 sense, public speaking.

補充：

broad翻譯：寬闊的, 寬廣的, …寬的, 廣泛

board翻譯：木頭, （有特定用途的）薄木板；板；牌子, 棋盤, 黑板或白板, 佈告板，公告欄

aboard翻譯：上船（或飛機、公共汽車、火車等）；在船（或飛機、公共汽車、火車等）上。  

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(A) stupidity翻译：愚蠢。
(B) similarity翻譯：類似；相似。
(C) possibility翻譯：可能（性）, 可選擇的方法；可能的情況。
(D) profundities中文n. 深奧，深刻，深厚( profundity的名詞復數)