My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.

-- Adelbert von Chamisso 阿德尔贝特·冯·沙米索

我的虚荣心由于被误认为是我们尊敬的君主而得到了满足。我命令在我家门前的树下为第二天晚上准备一个宴会，并邀请了全城的人。

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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

虚荣和骄傲是两码事，尽管这两个词经常被用作同义词。一个人可以骄傲而不虚荣。骄傲更多地与我们对自己的看法有关;虚荣心，我们希望别人怎么看我们。

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The luxury of age was the giving up of vanity.

年龄的奢侈就是放弃虚荣心。

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I was never invited to the White House.

我从未被邀请到白宫。

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If he invited you out, he's got to pay.

如果他邀请你出去，他得付钱。

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