3173 vanity

今天我们要学的词是 vanity.

vanity的意思是虚荣,浮华,自大。Harrison Schmitt, the man who walked on the moon in the last Apollo mission, says returning to the moon is more than a national vanity project. 哈里森-施密特是在最后一次阿波罗行动中登上月球的人,他认为重返月球不仅仅是为了国家荣誉。Barbara Bush brought a grandmotherly style to Washington, often appearing in her trademark fake pearl chokers and displaying no vanity about her white hair and wrinkles. 芭芭拉·布什为华盛顿开了祖母风气先河,经常带着她标志性的假珍珠项链,展示出她对自己的白发和皱纹毫无虚荣心。

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