With all his conceit and extravagance he is not so rich. I fancy, as he affects to be.
他尽管很神气,爱讲排场,但我觉得他并不象他装的那么有钱。
This made Uncle Gen worked even harder since he had never been treated so respectfully, his conceit was extremely fed really.
根叔长久以来都没受到过这待遇,虚荣心得到了极大的满足,做起事来更加的卖力。
If a person becomes too much accustomed to hypocritical modesty in word and refuses to let go of his conceit in his heart (we often mistake it for confidence), he will never make any further progress.
如果我们太习惯于那种客套话式的虚伪谦虚,不肯放弃自己心里的傲慢(我们经常误以为这个叫自信),就真的是无法进步了。
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