1. For+years+I+struggled+to+receive+a+compliment+graciously+If+someone+complimented+my+hair, +I`d+discount+it+I`d+say+my+hairstyle+made+my+face+look+fat+or+that+my+hair+was+a+mousy+color+What+I+really+meant+was, +there+must+be+some+mistake+I`m+not+worth+your+regard+I+don`t+like+myself+and+can`t+really+believe+you+do, +either+The+trouble+is, +if+we+persist+in+putting+ourselves+down, +eventually+people+start+to+believe+we`re+right
多年来,我努力学习优雅地接受恭维。如果有人夸赞我的头发,我会不予理会。我会说,我的发型让我的脸看起来更胖了,或者我的头发是灰色的。我真正想说的是,肯定会有不足之处,我不值得您称道。我不喜欢自己,也不相信您会真正喜欢。问题是,如果我们一味贬低自己,最终别人也会相信我们所说的是对的。
2. He declared it the worth conquest which is the best compliment that occur to a Roman.
他描述它是最值得征服的,对于罗马来说,是最好的称赞。