But remember, boy, he said, with his shrewd smile, never brag of catching a fish until he is on dry ground.

“孩子，请记住，”叔叔最后对我说，脸上露出狡黠笑意，切忌不可自吹自擂，除非鱼儿上岸入笼。

Men like to brag of course, especially in front of a pretty girl, they want to let them know what a great person they are.

男人当然喜欢吹牛， 尤其是在漂亮女孩面前，想让她们知道自己是一个多么了不起的人。

When he bragged to me of the expense of growing them I was reminded of a hideous old Lothario bragging of what his pleasures cost.

当他向我吹嘘种植它们的费用时，我想起了一个丑陋的老浪荡子吹嘘他的快乐所付出的代价。

The sight of a man lying wearied out with hard work, as your husband lay, made me feel that to brag of my own fortune to you would be greatly out of place.

看见一个人干重活累得筋疲力尽，像你丈夫那样躺在地上，使我觉得再向你炫耀我的财产，就很不合时宜。