比自夸更可恶的他夸
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="Wittels">Wittels</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="humblebrag">humblebrag</span>”, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unconscionable">unconscionable</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sifting">sifting</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="specious">specious</span> <span word="genre">genre</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pretends">pretends</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="favourites">favourites</span>.</p><p>近日，“谦虚的自夸”(<span word="humblebrag">humblebrag</span>)一词的创造者哈里斯•维特尔斯(<span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="Wittels">Wittels</span>)英年早逝，年仅30岁。为了纪念他，我把一些最符合这种表面上看不出来的自夸方式——假装不是自夸的自夸——的例子筛选了一番，并挑选出两个我最喜欢的例子。</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Fry">Fry</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2013: “<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="dear">dear</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>. <span word="Huge">Huge</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> . . . <span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disappoint">disappoint</span>.”</p><p>我挑选出的次佳例子是斯蒂芬•弗莱(<span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Fry">Fry</span>)2013年发的一条推文：“噢天哪。我现在在在机场不知道该怎么办。粉丝太多了，但如果我停下来和他们合影的话，我会错过航班的……噢天啊，真不想让他们失望。”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="runaway">runaway</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Oprah">Oprah</span> <span word="Winfrey">Winfrey</span>. “<span word="OMG">OMG</span>! <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="SURPRISE">SURPRISE</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="idol">idol</span> <span word="heartthrob">heartthrob</span>. <span word="Tried">Tried</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="Succeeded">Succeeded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="neither">neither</span>!”</p><p>但我认为最佳例子毫无疑问来自奥普拉•温弗里(<span word="Oprah">Oprah</span> <span word="Winfrey">Winfrey</span>)。“噢我的天啊！刚和杰基•杰克逊(<span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>)结束了一次意外约会。我年少时的梦中情人。我一直尽力让自己不要话太多或者暴露出吃货的一面。结果都没做到！”</p>
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