Sometimes we were tempted to locate the morality of an act in the consequences and in the state of the world that it brought about.

有时我们很想依据行为所产生的后果和对世界的影响，判断其道德性。

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Sadly, that is not the state of the world today.

可惜，这并非当今世界的现状。

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Respondents cited the state of the world as their second biggest cause of stress.

调查者引用世界形势是第二个造成压力的原因。

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The aim of this day is to urge local action and increase awareness about the state of the world's environment.

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It's not a good thing if you're just looping and checking some condition, but never actually changing the state of the world.

这不是一个好事情，如果你只是循环,检查一些条件，但是永远不要改变世界上的国家。

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Consequentialist moral reasoning locates morality in the consequences of an act, in the state of the world that will result from the thing you do.

后果主义道德推理,认为是否道德取决于行为的后果，取决于你的行为对外界所造成的影响。

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Given the current state of the world, a balanced portfolio may be the best option.

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Gingrich's appeal is his curmudgeonly aggression and barely suppressed fury with the state of the world.

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For all his despair at the state of the world, Mr. Springsteen doesn't lose faith.

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