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| 释义 | I read the tenth paragraph; I find some sentences are difficult to understand, such as the first sentence. The author said the narcissistic showoffs did not bother to compete. I do not know the meaning of it. I think the phrase “bother to do” troubles me. I look up the word by the dictionary Cambridge, “bother” means “to annoy, worry, or cause problems for (someone)”. Obviously, it is not true in this sentence. So I analyze the structure of the sentence. I find the answer; the meaning is that they do not want to compete with other people. The difference between competitive showoffs and narcissistic showoffs is the influence to the competition. Competitive showoffs can affect the competition but the narcissistic ones cannot. They can affect the judgment of the audience. But the narcissistic showoffs do not bother to compete. Because they think they are the best and no one can compete with them. I think the author told us this thing in a very interesting way. It gives us a deep impression that what are narcissistic showoffs. well done! |
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