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傲慢
Arrogance
The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.
无知最真实的特征是虚荣、骄傲和傲慢。
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws.
任何了解我的人都会告诉你傲慢是我的缺点之一。
It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
对国王来说,这不是傲慢的表现。那就是他在那里的目的。
Problem is there are too many sissies and prima donnas -- stop talking and get it done.
问题是有太多的娘娘腔和自以为是的人——停止说话,把事情做好。
Don't pride over your wealth or beauty, one will be gone in a night and the other with a fever.
不要为你的财富或美貌而骄傲,一个会在一夜之间消失,另一个会发烧。
None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.
没有人比那些自视甚高的人对别人的评价更不公正。
An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.
任何声称自己是发明事物的第一人的说法,都带有极大的傲慢。
People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon.
那些只崇拜自己的人会有一种光滑、光亮的外表——就像纪念碑一样。真可惜他们这么快就走了。
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
一个年轻人刚刚发现了一个古老的想法,并认为这是他自己的想法,没有人能像他那样傲慢得可笑。
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
没有人比为自己的男子气概而焦虑的男人对女人更傲慢,更咄咄逼人,更轻蔑。
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
官场的傲慢应该得到缓和和控制,对外国人的援助应该减少,以免罗马陷落。
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change.
早年,我不得不在诚实的傲慢和虚伪的谦逊之间做出选择。我选择了诚实的傲慢,并没有看到任何改变的机会。
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It's as if she's fallen off an elephant's trunk.
她就像从大象的鼻子上掉下来一样。
The weed of arrogance grows on a dunghill.
傲慢的杂草长在粪堆上。
Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand.
傲慢与无知是相辅相成的。
The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.
年岁的骄横必须服从青年的教导。
What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.
我最讨厌的是一些人的傲慢。他们甚至不听我们的音乐,他们事先就决定不喜欢。
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
假装自卑,助长他的傲慢。