I'm living for my sake, not for their sake, yeah!

我的生活我的缘故，不为了他们自己，是的！

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These are mainly portraits by great artists who create illusions not for their own sake but to tell us something about their subjects.

大都是名家绘制的肖像画。他们不是为了自己扬名，而是要凸显作品主题。

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Banks and insurers are being bailed out not because they deserve it, or for the sake of their employees, but because there is no choice.

银行和保险机构被注资不是由于他们应得，或是为了他们的员工，而是因为除了这样做以外我们已经别无它法。

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It's a violation of people's liberty for the government to force everyone whether they want to or not to put aside some earnings today for the sake of their retirement.

这侵犯了人们的自由,因为政府强迫所有人，不管愿不愿意,都得储蓄一部分当前收入，留到退休时用。

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What things are worth having for their own sake, whether or not those things also have instrumental value, What things are worth having for their own sake ? and what things are worth avoiding for their own sake?

什么东西是因其自身品质而值得拥有，不管它们是否有利用价值，什么东西是因其自身品质而值得拥有,什么东西是因其自身品质而应避免？

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But jazz musicians need to think about their audiences not just for the sake of their livelihoods, but even more so for the sake of their art.

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And then he made an impassioned call for Israelis to take the perspective of Palestinians, for the sake not only of their own security but also of justice.

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