More learned a man is, the more modest he usually is.

人越博学，就越谦虚。

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If the toco toucan had evolved in chilly Ireland, its impressive bill would have been much more modest.

如果托哥巨嘴鸟是在寒冷的爱尔兰进化而来的，它那令人印象深刻的喙部就会比现在小得多了。

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But the point-one percent jump in the unemployment rate from May was more modest than had been anticipated.

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You don't get the more modest conclusion invisible things can't be destroyed or it's a whole lot harder to destroy them.

不是得出个更谦虚的结论,无形的东西不会毁灭或者,要毁灭它是不容易的。

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Well, here we're going to have, of course, more modest and more bold versions of the valuable container theory.

当然这时候出现了，较保守和较激进的有价值容器理论。

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More modest home valuations would not have allowed consumers to cash out phony real estate wealth.

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And I think people were attracted to more modest things that weren't so splashy.

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Though the weather-worn rockface is still peppered with ancient dwellings and sepulchres, many are more modest.

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