Think of the so-called bonfire of the vanities in 1497 , when girolamo savonarola and his band of religious followers roundly collected and set fire to mounds of " pagan " literature .

想想发生在1497年所谓的“虚荣之火”，girolamosavonarola和他的一帮宗教信徒到处搜集、焚烧成堆的“异教”著作。

Vanities varied in size , from a handy box to a mini-cabinet that remained in place on a table , a small piece of furniture .

梳妆盒的尺寸各不相同，有的是可随身携带的小盒，有的则是放在桌上固定位置的小柜子，是一件小家具。

But linda polman , a dutch journalist who has spent years travelling in war zones , is more interested in the alleged vanities of emergency aid .

但是在战地游历多年的一位荷兰记者琳达波尔曼对于紧急援助所谓的虚荣心更感兴趣。

Silas deane , 42-year-old president of baden bath , a $ 1 million provider of luxury showers , tubs , sinks , vanities and the like , found himself in china for the same reason every company seems to find itself in the world 's most populous country : manufacturing .

西拉斯迪恩，42岁的巴登卫浴总裁，一个拥有数百万美元的豪华卫浴，浴缸，水槽，面盆等的供应商，在中国发现同样的现象，似乎每家公司在世界上人口最多的国家都找到了适合本公司发展的行业--制造业。

Hence the great bonfires of the vanities in the piazza della signoria in 1497 and 1498 , when countless works of art , as well as cards , books and dresses , went up in flames .

从那以后的1497年和1498年，在领主广场都发生了虚荣篝火事件，不计其数的艺术作品，卡片、书籍和服装都被付之一炬。