It is important object of attention not to talk in superlatives, so as neither to offend truth nor east doubt on your understanding.
在你关注的事情中，有一件至为重要，那就是：不要言过其实。
Exaggeration wastes distinctions and shows the narrowness of one’s knowledge or taste.
只有这样才能做到既不违背事实，也不会让人对你的判断力产生怀疑，夸夸其谈，是在糟踏你的名声，显得你知识狭窄，品味低俗。
Praise arises lively curiosity, begets desire and if afterwards the value does not correspond to the price as generally happens expectation revolts against the deception and revenges itself by cheapening both the thing praised and the praiser. A prudent person goes more cautiously to works and prefers to err by understatement than by overstatement. Extraordinary things are rare, therefore temper your evaluation. Exaggeration is akin to lying, and you jeopardize your reputation for good taste and much worse good sense.
夸颂赞美，源自强烈的好奇，导致过分的奢望。如果后来发现：盛名之下，其实难副。英语短文人们便会因期许被欺骗而心生反感，报复也就随之而来。他们会不断贬低被赞颂之事和赞颂者本人。明智之士，处事更知审慎，宁可青描淡写，决不夸大其辞。非凡之事，并不常有，是故不要轻下赞语。夸张如同说谎，那将危及你品味高雅的名望，更有甚者，还会损害你远见卓识的声誉。
