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这恐怕是言谈话语之间，凭空捏造出来的没有根据的美言；在一个人有功业盛名的情况下，往往会有不符合事实的虚夸。
盖言语之次，空生虚妄之美；功名之下，常有非实之加。
This is probably a beautiful word that is fabricated out of thin air in the middle of a conversation; when a person has great achievements and reputation, there will often be untrue exaggerations.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 盖言语之次，空生虚妄之美；功名之下，常有非实之加。 [/INST] Contemporary: 这恐怕是言谈话语之间，凭空捏造出来的没有根据的美言；在一个人有功业盛名的情况下，往往会有不符合事实的虚夸。 English version: This is probably a beautiful word that is fabricated out of thin air in the middle of a conversation; when a person has great achievements and reputation, there will often be untrue exaggerations.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 盖言语之次，空生虚妄之美；功名之下，常有非实之加。
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Contemporary: 这恐怕是言谈话语之间，凭空捏造出来的没有根据的美言；在一个人有功业盛名的情况下，往往会有不符合事实的虚夸。 English version: This is probably a beautiful word that is fabricated out of thin air in the middle of a conversation; when a person has great achievements and reputation, there will often be untrue exaggerations.
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