We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension.我们喜欢他的诚实、不浮夸。He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。She talks of her rich friends with great pretension.她以夸耀口吻谈到她有钱的朋友...
Builders must fasten down roofs of newly-built homes more securely.建造工人必须把新建房屋的屋顶固定得更牢靠些。1.4 million council homes have been sold, mostly to sitting tenants.已经出售了140万套廉租公房，大部分购买者都是房子的承租人。Thousands are desperately trying ...