So all these help to create an attitude of conformity in the community, and you can see why a modest, a very plain style would have become so widely imitated throughout rural New England.

因此，所有这些都有助于在社区中形成一种从众的态度，你也可以明白为什么这种谦逊的、非常朴素的风格会在新英格兰农村地区被如此广泛地模仿。

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At the interview, do not brag, but also do not be overly modest - a frequent mistake international students make while interviewing.

面试的时候不要过度吹嘘也不要过度谦虚——这是很多国际留学生在面试的时候常犯的一个错误。

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I think there's at least and I'm not going into any specifics but I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration But,because of the way General Odierno sees things going, that remains to be seen,".

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There are children who by a relatively modest donation to an effective aid agency, you could save their lives.

要拯救这些儿童的生命,只需要你向比较有效的救助机构,捐赠适量的钱款。

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It may seem crazy but-- it may seem like a modest innovation but it actually was-- it was an important innovation.

这看起来也许有些疯狂,它看上去只是一个小创新,但实际上...,这是一个很重要的创新

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Committee chair David Davies is too modest a man to claim this reprieve represents possibly the swiftest, most successful inquiry in parliamentary history: "It's tempting to claim the credit but the QDG ran a very effective campaign".

BBC: Regimental reprieve: politicians race to claim credit

In a conference call with analysts, Chief Financial Officer Steve Hare said sales at established restaurants in the first quarter of the year are off to a solid start after a modest performance a year ago.

NPR: Wendy's Stands By Outlook Amid Transformation Push

The encouraging result was a modest profit and a net gain to the taxman.

ECONOMIST: Echoes and lessons of London��s previous Olympic games