The English seem as silent as the Japanese, yet vainer than the inhabitants of Siam. Upon my arrival I attributed that reserve to modesty, which, I now find, has its origin in pride. Condescend to address them first, and you are sure of their acquaintance; stoop to flattery, and you conciliate their friendship and esteem. They bear hunger, cold, fatigue, and all the miseries of life without shrinking, danger only calls forth their fortitude; they even exult in calamity, but contemp is what they cannot bear. An Englishman fears contempt more than death; he often flies to death as a refuge from its pressure, and dies when he fancies the world has creased to esteem him.
相关单词：modesty
modesty解释：n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素
modesty例句：
Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
相关单词：condescend
condescend解释：v.俯就，屈尊；堕落，丢丑
condescend例句：
Would you condescend to accompany me?你肯屈尊陪我吗？
He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me.他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。
相关单词：esteem
esteem解释：n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作
esteem例句：
I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
相关单词：fatigue
fatigue解释：n.疲劳，劳累
fatigue例句：
The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
相关单词：miseries
miseries解释：n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 )；痛苦的事；穷困；常发牢骚的人
miseries例句：
They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant. 他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
I'm suffering the miseries of unemployment. 我正为失业而痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：forth
forth解释：adv.向前；向外，往外
forth例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
相关单词：fortitude
fortitude解释：n.坚忍不拔；刚毅
fortitude例句：
His dauntless fortitude makes him absolutely fearless.他不屈不挠的坚韧让他绝无恐惧。
He bore the pain with great fortitude.他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。
相关单词：exult
exult解释：v.狂喜，欢腾；欢欣鼓舞
exult例句：
Few people would not exult at the abolition of slavery.奴隶制被废除了，人们无不为之欢乐鼓舞。
Let's exult with the children at the drawing near of Children's Day.六一儿童节到了，让我们陪着小朋友们一起欢腾。
相关单词：calamity
calamity解释：n.灾害，祸患，不幸事件
calamity例句：
Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
相关单词：creased
creased解释：（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的过去式和过去分词 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹； 皱皱巴巴
creased例句：
You've creased my newspaper. 你把我的报纸弄皱了。
The bullet merely creased his shoulder. 子弹只不过擦破了他肩部的皮肤。
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