1. The supremely
conceited Mr. Collins talks constantly about his patroness, the rich and arrogant Lady Catherine de Bourgh, an aunt of Darcy's.
十分自负的柯林斯先生多次谈到其女庇护人富有而傲慢的凯瑟琳·德·包尔夫人,她是达西的姨母。
2. If a person is , let us say, very good at tennis and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will seldom reply "Yes", because people will think him
conceited.
比如说,有一个人网球打的很好,要是有人问他是不是个好手,他不大会回答说“是”,因为这样一来,别人就会认为他很自负。
3. Within their heart , the English are perhaps no less
conceited than anybody else , but in their relations with others , they value , at least , a show of modesty .
与他国人相比,英国人在内心深处也许不乏自负,但是在与他人的交往中,至少他们很注重要表现出谦逊的样子。