He was a man full of vanity and self-conceit; a man who, instead of sober despatches to his superiors in England, wrote flowery accounts of himself and his wonderful doings;
他虚荣心很强，自命不凡，他不能清醒地对英格兰的长官述职，而喜欢用华丽的辞藻描述自己的漂亮工作；
He drank a cup of strong tea to sober himself up.
他喝下一杯浓茶以使自己清醒过来。
Williams had found himself on the streets in Columbus after his life was ruined by substance abuse, but he says he has been sober for more than two years.
威廉斯在滥用药物毁了自己的人生后，成为流落哥伦布市街头的游民，但他说，他已超过2年没碰毒品了。
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