If a person is, let us say, very good at tennis, and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will seldom reply "Yes," because people will think him conceited.

让我们假设，有一个人非常擅长打网球，但如果有人问他是否是个优秀选手时，他很少会说“是”，不然，人们会认为他很高傲。

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If a person is, let us say, very good at tennis and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will seldom reply "Yes", because people will think him conceited.

比如说，有一个人网球打的很好，要是有人问他是不是个好手，他不大会回答说“是”，因为这样一来，别人就会认为他很自负。

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