take (a) pride in

My parents are proud of me. =My parents take a pride in me.

爸爸妈妈以我为傲。

and to lose that humility because we have lost friendship or love is to take a pride in what should shame us.

（倘若）我们因失去友情或爱情而放弃谦逊，那就是为本该令人羞愧的东西而骄傲自负。

The people actually take a pride in the number of human bodies which they have eaten.

人们实际上是在人体的数量，他们已经吃掉。

Nay more, there are some foolish rich covetous men that take a pride, in having no children, because they may be thought so much the richer.

尤有甚者，更有些愚而富的悭吝之人竟以无子嗣自豪，以为如此他们在别人眼中会更显得富有。