They would criticize me, or worse yet, pay me no attention.他们会指责我，或者更糟糕的是，干脆对我毫不理睬。You were quite right to criticize him.你批评他批评得很对。Whenever you criticize him, he always has an excuse.你批评他, 他总有说头儿....
自尊心刺激他去决斗.Pride spurred the man to fight.两位决斗者都射伤对方的手臂, 因此势均力敌,结果他们友好地分手了.The duellists had shot each other in the arm, so honors were even and they parted on good terms.他在一场决斗中杀了一名男子。He had killed a man in a duel....