To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.
凡因自己的地位而觉得了不起的人，就表明他不配有这样的地位。
Years ago, when I was a boy, you met me, flattered me, and taught me to be vain of my good looks.
多年前，当我还是个孩子的时候，你遇到了我，奉承我，并且教我为自己的姿容感到自豪。
But surely if a man's world be the sum of his sensible perceptions, he has no reason to be vain of such a world.
但假如他的世界只是一堆感觉印象的聚集体，那么他就没有理由以这种世界自豪。
In the final chapter, “Markets Need Morals”, the reader looks in vain for a bit of detail about how such a code might be imposed.
在最后一章—“市场需要道德约束”—中，如果有读者试图寻找丝毫关于这种模式如何实现的细节阐述，那他注定是徒劳的。
But for some of the biggest housing markets in the country, those hopes look to be in vain this year.
但是对于那些规模比较大的房地产市场来说，2010也许是徒劳的一年。
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
所以我亲爱的弟兄们，你们务要坚固不可摇动，常常竭力多作主工，因为知道你们的劳苦，在主里面不是徒然的。
But almost three quarters of women said they would go for brains over good looks because handsome men are too vain and those with brains will be able to provide for them.
但是差不多四分之三的女人说她们更看重男人的头脑而非外表，因为帅哥都没用，而聪明的男人才有能力供养她们。
It would be a shame if Mohamed Bouazizi and the others who have given their lives in the hope of a better life had done so in vain.
如果穆哈默德·布阿齐齐以及其他那些为了美好生活而献身的人的努力都付之东流，那该是多么遗憾的事儿啊。
I was young and vain at the time and the months of physical healing included anxiety that I would be permanently scarred.
我那时候还年轻、浅薄，数月的令人不安的康复后还得留下永久的伤疤。
Developers will have an alternative to rolling dice in the dark, hoping and praying that they can crack the top 100 apps so their months of effort won’t be in vain.
开发者又能在黑暗中掷筛子了，祈祷能进入前一百名应用，那么这些月的努力就不会成为徒劳。
At the same time, she undermines the popular view of the sainted Thomas More, who she shows to be vain, self-serving in his own martyrdom and nasty to his wife.
同时，她亦颠覆了另一历史人物托马斯·摩尔在大众心中普遍的圣人形象，揭露了其处世的无力，殉道中的自私自利，以及对妻子的欺辱。
or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
又恐怕我贫穷就偷窃，以致亵渎我神的名。
I cast not away the grace of God. For if justice be by the law, then Christ died in vain.
我决不愿使天主的恩宠无效，因为，如果成义是赖着法律，那么，基督就白白地死了。
The whole point isn't to be vain, but to find standard clothing that you can wear regularly that become somewhat of a uniform.
这个观点并不是无用的，而是要找到一套你能经常穿的标准服装，让它成为某种程度的制服。
A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would others think of us.
一个人可以骄傲却不虚荣。骄傲多指我们对自己的看法，虚荣多指我们希望别人对我们的看法。
Can be transferred to children unconditionally, right of life, but not in vain efforts.
可无条件将经营权转让给子女，一生的努力不致白费，而且免税。
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。
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
恐怕我饱足不认你，说，耶和华是谁呢。又恐怕我贫穷就偷窃，以致亵渎我神的名。
So in the light of their principles, one's pursuit of an ideal should be so persistent that it is in vain to make him live the life of the mortal.
故此，按照他们的准则，一个人对理想的追求应坚持不懈，直至使其不食人间烟火。
As we walk with the Lord and witness to His presence and power, our lives are not in vain! We can be sure of that.
当我们与主同行，见证祂的同在与大能，我们的生命就绝对不会徒然，这是毋庸置疑的！
Because of it, my sleeping time will not be wasted in vain.
如此一来，我的睡眠时间也不会白白的浪费。
It is most affecting ly a series of portraits depicting men and women who while they are undeniably selfless brave and hard-working can also be vain jealous self-righteous and from time to time drunk.
最触动人心的是影片描述了一系列人物有男有女一方面无可否认他们是大公无私、勇敢无畏、工作刻苦的；但同时他们也有虚荣、善妒和自以为是的一面而且不时还会喝得酩酊大醉。
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
不要贪图虚名，彼此惹气，互相嫉妒。
Now this may surprise you, but I'm not actually that vain. I might be self-confident to the point of self-adoration, but that's different.
吓着你了吧？呵呵，其实我也没有那么过分地虚荣，比较自信甚至有点自恋就是了。
If the market jitters inject a sense of urgency, it will not be in vain.
一旦这种不安情绪与迫切感相结合，那么它就不会一无所获。
The recent spate of discoveries has convinced many of us that our quest for ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer's will not be in vain.
最近一连串的发现让许多人相信，寻方以防范与治疗阿兹·海默症的努力，一定不会白费。
The recent spate of discoveries has convinced many of us that our quest for ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer's will not be in vain.
最近一连串的发现让许多人相信，寻方以防范与治疗阿兹·海默症的努力，一定不会白费。
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