一个谦虚的人爱上的是他自己；而一个虚荣的人爱上的却是自己的倒影。

A humble man falls in love with himself; a vain man falls in love with his reflection.

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相反的，在我的经验里，一个谦虚的人比较不可能欺瞒。

On the contrary, people who are humble are the least likely to be deceptive in my experience.

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一个谦虚的人不会炫耀他的功劳。

A modest man will never boast of his merits.

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And, so, Louis XIV, who liked to call himself the Sun God, a modest megalomaniac, he sends out officials into the provinces to enforce his will, and these dudes are called intendants--but that doesn't matter, you don't have to remember that.

因此,路易十四,自称为太阳王,一个外表谦虚实则嚣张自大的人,他派一些官员去各省强化他的意志,这些人被称作是监督官,这个不是重点,你们不用记这个

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