He was a man of a good and kindly nature, a little vain and self-important, but earnest and upright, and possessed of very fair abilities.
柯林斯为人善良仁慈,虽然有点虚荣心和自大,但办事认真直率,能力很强。
Each might regard the idea as risible, but their ability to deflate the reputations of self-important politicians and men of business makes classy moralists of them.
他们每个人也许都会认为这个归类有些可笑,不过他们皆因可一挫那些妄自尊大的政客和商人们的傲气而被尊为社会贤达。
He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
他自大、虚荣、而且无知。
But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.
但是,看到一些高傲的人出洋相时,当然也会产生一种幽默的满足感。
After meeting me, she decided that I was actually not self-important at all. So we started going out and now are thinking about getting married.
与我见面之后,她觉得我其实并不是那种自我膨胀的人,然后我们开始约会,现在已经开始考虑结婚了。
Since then, the stream of self-important historians and art buffs arriving at his door had seemed never-ending.
打那以后,自认为了不起的历史学家和艺术迷们便似乎源源不断地涌向他家门口。
Since then, the stream of self-important historians and art buffs arriving at his door had seemed never-ending.
打那以后,自认为了不起的历史学家和艺术迷们便似乎源源不断地涌向他家门口。
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