He was a man of a good and kindly nature, a little vain and self-important, but earnest and upright, and possessed of very fair abilities.

柯林斯为人善良仁慈，虽然有点虚荣心和自大，但办事认真直率，能力很强。

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Each might regard the idea as risible, but their ability to deflate the reputations of self-important politicians and men of business makes classy moralists of them.

他们每个人也许都会认为这个归类有些可笑，不过他们皆因可一挫那些妄自尊大的政客和商人们的傲气而被尊为社会贤达。

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He was self-important, vain and ignorant.

他自大、虚荣、而且无知。

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Another important trait was self-esteem: Does the person feel good about himself or herself?

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Chapters 19 to 24 are very, very important chapters that contain the theophany, the self-revelation of God to the Israelites, and the covenant that's concluded at Sinai.

第19章到24章是极其重要的章节,讲述了神的出现，他在以色列人面前的显形，以及在西奈山所做的誓约。

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This process is called self-renewal, so that's one important process of property stem cells, that they're capable of self-renewal.

这种过程称为自我更新,所以这是干细胞的一个重要性质,它们能够自我更新

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"This sort of self-important, self-involved thing seemed funny to me, " he said in the notes.

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After the cold war ended, though, this self-regulating and rather self-important culture has come under scrutiny.

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Mr Kaufman writes that the "self-important activists" within the Jewish community know too little of politics.

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