If you stand up straight, you'll give an impression of self-confidence, even if you're quaking in your boots.
只要你站直了,就会给人一种自信的印象,哪怕你正紧张得发抖。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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Online it is very easy to display an idealised version of the self to others so surely the temptation to exaggerate or even give a completely misleading impression is just too great?
I then looked back at my life, recalled some painful memories and realized that along the way I got the impression that if I expressed my true self no one would care for me.