Robin told me firmly and pompously that he had an important business appointment.

罗宾一本正经地对我显摆说他有个重要的商务约会。

Robin said pompously that he had an important business appointment.

罗宾傲慢地说他有一个重要的工作约会。

He rather pompously called them problems of nomenclature, pedagogy and economics.

他傲慢地把它们称为术语问题，教学问题和经济问题。

This hostile became so habitual that Nike pompously formed a contrapositive section for this rank only.

这种敌对变得很习惯，耐克傲慢地组成了这支队伍的对换节只。

It was there that the opening of the resort was pompously celebrated by the Emperor's family on January 9, 1903.

1903年1月9日，在那里，皇家为该度假地举办了开幕庆祝。

Part of the fun is the way he condenses the work of others who have approached the subject pompously or sententiously.

“趣事的一部分”是本书作者的工作方式：别人对“步行”这个话题进行了深入或粗浅的研究，而他则将这些人的工作浓缩了起来。

The man sat down very pompously. Whenever he asked a question, each one tried to outdo the others in answering him, which prompted him to hold up his hand and say, "One person answering is enough."

那男人大剌剌地坐了，第问句话，大家殷勤抢答，引得他把手一拦道：“一个人讲话够了。”