He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming.

他不爱说话，非常有礼貌，也不装腔作势。

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Don't be fooled by his unassuming manner; he is really a very proud man.

别被他谦虚的态度骗了，其实他是个很骄傲的人。

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Teacher Mark Jeffreys, who taught Rifleman Bassett at the community college, said he was "a very quiet, unassuming student who was popular with everybody".

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"He seemed like a very quiet, unassuming young man, " he said.

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And so, we're thinking Eli might be, in many ways, the same - a little quiet, unassuming, but actually very much in charge.

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