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오만과 편견 (1)

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‘Pride,’ observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, ‘is a very common failing, I believe. By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed; that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or other, real or imaginary.' - Pride and Prejudice


observe 의견 등을 말하다

pique oneself upon~ to pride oneself on a quality; ~에 대해 스스로를 자랑스럽게 여기다

solidity 견고함, 단단함

reflections (특정 주제에) 반영된 생각

failing 결점, 결함

be prone to ~에 기울어지다

cherish (마음 속에) 간직하다

self complacency 자기만족감; 자만감

on the score of ~의 이유로

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