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| 41. | Mr Smith, it's true the complete plant we intend to buy is not small, but I'm afraid you are too modest when you say it is beyond the financial capability of your corp. |
| 司密斯先生，我们所要买的这个成套设备是不小，但你要说你们公司的财务负担不了，那恐怕是过谦了吧？ |
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| 42. | He might give you a very valuable present, while telling you it is only a “token”. Therefore, you should notice when they are being modest and when they mean the true when dealing with the Chinese people. |
| 他送你一份非常贵重的礼物，却同时告诉你“小意思”。所以在和中国人打交道的时候，你要注意什么时候是谦虚，什么时候是真实的。 |
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| 43. | If your academic goals are more modest than mine, you can get by with less studying and fewer notes |
| 如果你的学习目标比我要适度些, 你可以用更少的学习与笔记去通过. |
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| 44. | WuDe answered: “Buddhist conversations are true and modest words, which are beneficial to others and others like. |
| 无德禅师道：“禅话，就是说他人喜欢的话，说真实的话，说谦虚的话，说利人的话。” |
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| 45. | The U.S. economy probably grew at a four percent rate in 2004. Experts are predicting just a modest slowdown in growth this year. By contrast, the world's other big economic regions grew less robustly, with Japan's economy up only two percent and Europe less. |
| 美国经济在2004年增长了大约4%。专家预期，今年的经济增长会有所减弱，但减弱的幅度会很小。跟美国经济相比，世界其他经济大国的增长率就不大令人满意了，尤其是日本经济只增长了2%，欧洲的表现则更差。 |
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| 46. | Be honest, but do not hold back and be modest. If you are good at something, it's OK to say so. |
| 要诚实，但不要畏缩不前或过于谦逊，如果你擅长某事，就照直说。 |
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