Beneath his confident exterior, he was desperately nervous.

他表面上自信，内心极度紧张。

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And I couldn't get Daddy and his confident deathbed prediction that I would win out of my mind.

我始终想着老爸在临终前确信的预言，他说我会胜出。

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But, in spite of his outward show, the latter was almost convinced of the old man's knowledge, or, at least, his confident suspicion, with respect to his own interview with Hester Prynne.

他虽然表面上不动声色，但几乎确信，那老人已经知道了，或者至少暗中猜测到了他同海丝特·白兰已经会过面。

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Suzuki says he is confident changes to the election law will come quickly, if his party takes power next month.

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However, after a while,he comes to be too satisfied, too comfortable with his own brilliance and when another threat comes to the city,he is confident that he can solve the problem again for his people.

但是此后,他过于满足于,他自己的智谋,以至于他坚信能为他的人民,化解新的威胁

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Irish Foreign Minister Martin said he is confident that Mitchell can prevail in his Middle East task as well.

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Despite his confident talk, Oakey insists that he has "an awful lot of respect for Brian".

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Pressley had been convinced Falkirk would survive and had regularly vocalised his confident stance throughout his short tenure.

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Wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, he has an easy charm about him in his confident English.

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