It is generally believed that Chinese are poor public speakers.
一般认为中国人不擅长公众演讲。
In college I majored in philosophy, What was your major?
大学时我主修哲学,你主修什么呢?
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.