| 1. | He behaved with a becoming modesty /with a modesty becoming his junior position. |
| 他举止间有一种颇为适度的谦恭[有一种适合于其下级地位的谦恭]。
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| 2. | Modesty is not his long suit. |
| 谦虚可不是他的长处。
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| 3. | Don't be such a prude -- you can carry modesty too far! |
| 别那么拘谨-你谦虚得太过分了！
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| 4. | I'd like to tell you all about my success but modesty forbids. |
| 我并非不愿将成绩一一相告,只是君子不自尚其功。
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| 5. | She still retains all her modesty . |
| 她仍旧保持着往日的端庄稳重。
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| 6. | The modesty of their home belies their great wealth. |
| 他们家的简朴掩饰了他们的巨大财富。
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| 7. | Modesty helps one to go forward. |
| 虚心使人进步。
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| 8. | Her modesty prevented her from making her feelings known to him. |
| 她的羞怯使她不敢向他表露真情。
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| 9. | I think I can say, in all modesty ,that we'd have lost the contract if I hadn't been there. |
| 我想我可以毫不夸张地说，假如我不在场，我们就签不成这项合同了。
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| 10. | He won praises for his modesty . |
| 他因谦虚而赢得赞扬。
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