Why do people become firemen, policemen, soldiers, freedom fighters, all activities that cannot be explained in terms of self-interest alone?

不可能只用拿工资的理由，就能完全解释为什么总有人愿意做,消防员，警察，军人和争取自由的斗士？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

and so our organisation is trying to get as many medals as possible for the Olympics, for UK athletes.

所以我们的组织努力地为奥运、为英国运动员争取尽可能多的金牌。

正准备奥运会 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Why can't you take to the Hustings, persuade your fellow citizens that taxation is unjust and try to get a majority?

你何不去参加竞选，劝说你的同胞,收税不公正的，并争取到大多数人的支持呢？

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

And in Economics, this is about firm's crowding together to try and get shoppers who are close to them.

在经济学中,他表现为商业普遍集中,以试图争取附近的客源

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

If you are happy, and work on your happiness, you are contributing indirectly to other people's happiness, just like the baby who laughed last time-- made you laugh.

你快乐并努力争取快乐，就是间直接对他人的快乐作出贡献，就像上次大笑的婴儿，把你们逗笑。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

But I consider either going to law school to help fight that battle

但是，我考虑以后要么进法学院，去帮助人们争取人权的胜利，

正在实习 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

so I am campaigning for the downfall of evil throughout the universe. Yeah.

所以我在争取全宇宙邪恶势力的倒台，是的。

请记住我 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Is it peasants who are come and assert the rights of the poor against us?"

是那些针对我们来争取穷人权利的农民吗"

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

And here's a woman's club making demands.

这张图画的是一个妇女组织在争取女权

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

you do whatever you got to do to get what you want.

你得做任何你需要做的去争取你所要的。

在纽约的感受 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

In approach number one, you simply lay out the various positions, pro and con, and the professor strives to remain neutral; sort of not tip his hand about what he holds.

方法一，你们简单的列出不同的观点，正面和反面，老师争取保持中立;,不表明他支持哪边。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

So, a part of you wants to become the greatest whatever it is that you want to become and you wouldn't be here if you weren't very competitive and very eager to come out first, devoted to arete and your own version of that kind of thing.

所以 你的一部分意识想变成最伟大的人,不论你想要在哪个领域变得伟大,而且如果你没有竞争力,或不是一直争取第一,那你也不会坐在这里,力图更上一层楼,以穷千里目

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

But I try to go back every two years.

但我争取每两年回一次家乡。

旧金山的景点 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

So, that's what we are trying to do.

所以那是我们正努力争取做到的。

拍摄纪录片 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

But ultimately, the best way, the optimal way spreading happiness is to work on your own happiness, because then you are leading by example.

但最好的方法，传播快乐的最佳方法是努力争取自己的快乐，因为那时你就成为榜样。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

In 1859, Mill wrote a famous book on liberty, the main point of which was the importance of defending individual rights and minority rights, and in 1861, toward the end of his life, he wrote the book we read as part of this course, "Utilitarianism."

859年穆勒写了本关于自由的名著，书里的主要观点是,争取个体和少数群体权利的重要性，1861年，在晚年时期，他写了《功利主义》，这也属于本课的阅读资料“

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

So why am I working hard in order to get that BCG job?

我为什么还要努力争取好工作？

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

I don't think that people should be, should have to convince 280 million others simply in order to exercise their own rights, in order to not have their self ownership violated.

我不认为人们，必须说服其他2亿8千万人,只为了争取自己的权利，只为了保护自我所有权不受侵犯。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

There's a lot of research to show that helping ourselves, in other words, working on our happiness, contributing to our wellbeing, leads us to also be more generous and benevolent toward others.

很多研究表明自我帮助，换言之，努力为自己争取快乐，有助我们获得幸福，也能引导我们对他人更加宽容和亲切。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选