Hearing the words, Mom was aware that her son began to gain amour-propre, which was now being undermined by the ranking system.

妈妈听了儿子的话，感觉到儿子开始有自尊心了，而这种自尊心正在被学校的排名伤害着。

He chose to regard this as a snub but it is difficult to believe that the supposed blow to his amour propre was anything other than an excuse.

他选择把这种行为看做成对他的冷落，但很难相信他那过度的自尊不是一个借口。

Appreciate those who disdained you, because he awaked your amour - propre.

感激蔑视你的人，因为他觉醒了你的自尊。