Last week Harris Wittels, the man who coined the phrase “humblebrag”, died at the unconscionable age of 30. In his memory I’ve been sifting through some of the finest examples of this specious genre — the boast that pretends not to be one — and have come up with two favourites.
近日,“谦虚的自夸”(humblebrag)一词的创造者哈里斯•维特尔斯(Harris Wittels)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。
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