一个谦虚的人爱上的是他自己；而一个虚荣的人爱上的却是自己的倒影。
A humble man falls in love with himself; a vain man falls in love with his reflection.
据说非洲政要对希拉克感到更心安，他对于美食不怎么虚荣，甚至是一个黄色笑话的狂热爱好者——简而言之，不是一个非常复杂的人。
African counterparts felt more at ease, it was believed, with Chirac, less snobby about good food and even an aficionado of bawdy jokes — in short, not a very complicated man.
一位美国高级使节认为他是一个“非常爱慕虚荣的人”，“穿着华丽，坐姿笔直，自我感觉良好”。
A senior United Nations envoy thinks him “quite a vain guy”, who “dresses well, sits straight and looks good.”
这里的主人也许会想知道在他吹嘘自己的影响力的时候，他被被来宾们看作是一个没有太多只是同时又对国际事物缺乏兴趣的，贪婪，爱慕虚荣并且难以打交道的人。
The host may be interested to know that while bragging about his clout he struck his guest as "demanding, vain and difficult", with a limited knowledge of or interest in world affairs.
这里的主人也许会想知道在他吹嘘自己的影响力的时候，他被被来宾们看作是一个没有太多只是同时又对国际事物缺乏兴趣的，贪婪，爱慕虚荣并且难以打交道的人。
The host may be interested to know that while bragging about his clout he struck his guest as "demanding, vain and difficult", with a limited knowledge of or interest in world affairs.
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