A man with a coarse voice, but an excellent music room, would constantly practice in that chamber to take advantage of the echo.
He grew so conceited that he felt compelled to display his talent on a public stage. There, he performed so poorly that the audience hissed him off and threw stones at him.
We rarely see ourselves as others see us.
一个人嗓音粗粝，却拥有一间极好的音乐室。他总在那个房间里练习，以借助回音的效果。
他变得如此自负，以至于觉得必须到公共剧院去展示自己的才华。然而，他在台上的表演糟糕透顶，观众将他嘘下了台，还向他扔石头。
我们很难像别人那样看清自己。
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