Social networking sites have inverted the rules ofprivacy andetiquette, and no cultural norm is tossed aside more often on theWeb thanplain old modesty.

网络交友颠覆了隐私和礼仪的原则，没有任何文化规范比古老的谦逊精神遭遇更多的挑战。

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No one likes a show-off, but false modesty can be a big turn-off too.

没有一个人喜欢炫耀的人，但是虚伪的谦虚则更讨人厌。

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Make no display of your talent or attainments; for everyone will clearly, see, admire, acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful ceil of modesty.

不要炫耀你的才能和知识，因为只要你用谦逊的美丽面纱盖上，大家将会清楚地看见、钦佩和承认。

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Those thoughts seemed marked by deep moral seriousness and no moral modesty.

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But McCain showed no such modesty during last night's debate.

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No slyness, no false generosity, sentimentality or modesty, no affecting a pose (or position) for ulterior advantage and no shrinking from a full commitment to his beliefs.

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