1·He seemed to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable.
他似乎在招人厌恶中得到一种反常的乐趣。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·There is no disgrace in being poor.
贫穷不是耻辱。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·"She says she glories in being abandoned," Peter interpreted.
“她说她为被遗弃而感到自豪。”彼得解释道。
4·This portrait shows the figure takes pride in being a worker.
这幅画像显示了画中的人物以自己是一名工人为豪。
5·Over the next few weeks, with mother's constant encouragement, I learned to take pride in being the narrator.
往后的几个星期，在母亲的一再鼓励下，我渐渐地为担任旁白的角色感到骄傲。
6·Nor did he contribute much to science—but then nor did Amundsen, whose only interest was in being first to the pole.
他对科学也没有多大贡献——但阿蒙森也没有，他唯一的兴趣就是成为第一个到达极点的人。
7·It is amazing how a woman who may have an interest in being a leader nevertheless automatically becomes a chairperson because of the official position of her husband.
令人惊奇的是，一个仅仅是可能有兴趣当领导人的女人，却因为她丈夫当官，自然而然地成了主席。
8·I have to teach the same course books several times in the summer holiday camp, which is sometimes boring and not well-paid, but by and large, I am quite delighted in being with young people.
在暑假夏令营的时候，我不得不教好几遍同一门课的书。有时很无聊，报酬也不高，但总的来说，我很喜欢和年轻人在一起。
9·He failed in being admitted to a university. Even then he was not downhearted.
尽管大学没考上，他也毫不气馁。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
10·I am at an unfavourable position in being conversationally unacquainted with English.
我由于不熟悉英语会话而处于不利地位。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》