Admire
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.
英国人本能地赞美没有才能并且十分谦虚的人。
注:在中国没本事但谦虚的人也很吃香。
A tedious railway journey was made in a train that seemed to stop every few minutes to admire the scenery.
乏味的铁路旅行好象火车每隔几分就停下来欣赏风景一样。
注:换个角度看问题,慢车很乏味,但可以有更多的时间欣赏风景。
I almost feel compelled to admire you. You always think twice before you say absolutely nothing!
我几乎不得不佩服你了,你在什么也没说以前总是考虑再三。
注:讽刺有些人谨小慎微,思前想后,什么也不敢说。
Personally, I have never been conceited --- and I can’t tell you how much I admire myself for that.
我本人从不自负——我简直不能告诉你们我是多么钦佩我这一点。
自己不自负,希望别人认识到自己不自负;自己谦虚,希望别人认识到自己谦虚;自己做好事,希望别人偶然发现自己做了好事。总之,人们都希望获得别人的赞扬。(我就很谦虚,也不自负,我希望别人也这么看我)。
A modest man is often admired --- if people ever hear of him.
谦虚的人总是被人羡慕——如果人们听说过他的话。
注:谦虚的人大都默默无闻,所以在现在这个社会,不要吹嘘,但也不要太谦虚,要表现出真实的自己。
We always like those who admire us but we do not always like those whom we admire.
我们总是喜欢羡慕我们的人,但不总喜欢我们羡慕的人。