He is not being modest today.

他今天这样不太谦虚。

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Warren was being modest.

沃伦说得有些谦虚。

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We women spend a lot of time being modest.

我们妇女花了大量时间来做得谦虚一些。

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Modest container theories, that is, say there's a value to being alive, but it can in principle be outweighed.

保守的有价值容器理论认为，活着有一定的价值，但是按道理它可以被超越。

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Its debt, after years of being modest, is now huge.

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Mr. Ravitch says his office mate is being modest.

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Scion though he is of a line of distinguished Ottoman pashas, he stands out among the politicians for being both modest and honest.

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