白领英语晨读-076 The Conceited Wagner 自负的瓦格纳
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：白领英语晨读
英语课
The Conceited 2 Wagner
Richard Wagner was an undersized little man，with a head too big for his body—a sickly little man．His nerves were bad．And he had delusions 3 of grandeur 4．
He was a monster of conceit 1．Never for one minute did helook at the world or at people， except in relation to himself．He was not only the most important person in the world，to himself；in his own eyes he was the only person who existed．He believed himself to be one of the greatest dramatists in the world，one of the greatest thinkers，and one of the greatest composers．To hearhim talk，he was Shakespeare，and Beethoven，and Plato ，rolledinto one．And you would have had no difficulty in hearing himtalk．He was one of the most exhausting conversationalists thatever lived．An evening with him was an evening spent in listeningto a monologue 5．Sometimes he was brilliant；sometimes he wasmaddeningly tiresome 6．But whether he was being brilliant ordull，he had one sole topic of conversation：himself．What hethought and what he did．
He had a mania 7 for being in the right．The slightest hint ofdisagreement，from anyone，on the most trivial point， was enough to set him off on a harangue 8 that might last for hours，inwhich he proved himself right in so many ways，and with suchexhausting volubility，that in the end his hearer，stunned anddeafened，would agree with him，for the sake of peace．
Richard Wagner was an undersized little man，with a head too big for his body—a sickly little man．His nerves were bad．And he had delusions 3 of grandeur 4．
He was a monster of conceit 1．Never for one minute did helook at the world or at people， except in relation to himself．He was not only the most important person in the world，to himself；in his own eyes he was the only person who existed．He believed himself to be one of the greatest dramatists in the world，one of the greatest thinkers，and one of the greatest composers．To hearhim talk，he was Shakespeare，and Beethoven，and Plato ，rolledinto one．And you would have had no difficulty in hearing himtalk．He was one of the most exhausting conversationalists thatever lived．An evening with him was an evening spent in listeningto a monologue 5．Sometimes he was brilliant；sometimes he wasmaddeningly tiresome 6．But whether he was being brilliant ordull，he had one sole topic of conversation：himself．What hethought and what he did．
He had a mania 7 for being in the right．The slightest hint ofdisagreement，from anyone，on the most trivial point， was enough to set him off on a harangue 8 that might last for hours，inwhich he proved himself right in so many ways，and with suchexhausting volubility，that in the end his hearer，stunned anddeafened，would agree with him，for the sake of peace．
n.自负，自高自大
- As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
- She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑。
adj.自负的，骄傲自满的
- He could not bear that they should be so conceited.他们这样自高自大他受不了。
- I'm not as conceited as so many people seem to think.我不像很多人认为的那么自负。
n.欺骗( delusion的名词复数 )；谬见；错觉；妄想
- the delusions of the mentally ill 精神病患者的妄想
- She wants to travel first-class: she must have delusions of grandeur. 她想坐头等舱旅行，她一定自以为很了不起。 来自辞典例句
n.伟大，崇高，宏伟，庄严，豪华
- The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
- These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白
- The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
- He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。
adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的
- His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
- He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。
n.疯狂；躁狂症，狂热，癖好
- Football mania is sweeping the country.足球热正风靡全国。
- Collecting small items can easily become a mania.收藏零星物品往往容易变成一种癖好。