He widened his eyes in self-ridicule, then, the next moment, his expression became somber.

他瞪大眼自嘲道，一会儿，他的表情变得严肃起来。

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It is not just fear of ridicule that restrains my packing, but a sense of self-preservation.

我控制自己的行李量，并不是害怕被人嘲笑，而是一种自我保护。

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Star singers, painters and calligraphers, authors… all go in for self-packaging overtly in disregard of public ridicule.

包装歌星、包装书画家、包装著作……包装早已是堂而皇之的事业，不怕社会讥讽了。

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Secrecy is jettisoned in favour of self-publicity on Facebook, opening the way for ridicule, jealousy and betrayal.

BBC: Trolling: Who does it and why?

But so far, Obama's equivocations are exposing America's self-proclaimed place as "leader of the free world" to ridicule.

CNN: Obama, failing on moral leadership?

Still, it's a bit of vindication for Byrne, whose self-styled jihad on naked shorting has brought him no end of ridicule and the repudiation of even his own father, John J.

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