He was at this time a vigorous, self-centered and vain youth of twenty-three . 他是一个身体结实,以自我为中心、爱虚荣的年轻人,年纪二十三岁。
But there were lurking reasons and doubts, besides shyness and vanity, withholding him . 但是除了羞怯和虚荣以外,还有一些潜在的原因和疑虑牵制着他。
He was not thinking about me; both his psychological attention and his vanity had dropped away . 他没有想到我;他对我心理活动的关切,以及自己的虚荣感都已经摈弃。
Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what would have others think of us . 骄傲多半不外乎我们自己的估价,虚荣却牵涉到我们希望别人对我们的看法。
Then there's the prima donna. nobody likes this type, although he's sufficiently talented he may be tolerated . 还有是虚荣傲慢的人。谁都不喜欢这种人,即使他很有才能,人家只好忍气吞声。
Power, for the sake of lording it over fellow-creatures or adding to personal pomp, is rightly judged base . 权力,如果用来对同胞作威作福,或者用来增加个人的虚荣,就应该被认为是卑鄙的。
Let me swell out the causes ever so ingeniously, they all center in this at last-my vanity was flattered . 我巧妙地把所有的原因都说出来,他们最终都集中精力到这上面:我的虚荣受到了恭维。
And to her, who was overflowing with vanity and self-conceit, this was the last offense, and she could not forgive him . 对她这样虚荣、自大的人来说,这是最忌讳的事了,她怎么也不能原谅他。
One may see by this that she had a wise and thoughtful head, for all there was so much lightness and vanity in it . 你可以从这看得出她脑子里虽然有些轻浮和虚荣的思想,究竟还是聪明和肯用心的。
For want of a bit of incriminating proof was such a young, silent, vain crook as this to be allowed to escape ? 难道为了缺少一点点证明他罪行的证据,就让这个年轻,不肯开腔,爱虚荣的骗子逃脱么?