All communication systems serve a purpose, a pragmatic function of some sort.
所有的通信系统都有一个目的，某种实用的功能。
This is not to say that it does not serve a purpose.
这并不是说关注就没有作用。
Will it really serve a purpose to have the conversation?
进行这个对话真将达到一个目的吗？
For a lens to be great, it has to serve a purpose and be easy to use.
对于一个镜头，是伟大的，它必须服务于一个目的，并易于使用。
Only in the love of those who do not serve a purpose, love begins to unfold.
只有在不掺杂个人目的的爱中，爱才开始显露出来。
Rather than just lying in the drawer, your old phone will now serve a purpose.
现在你的手机不再静静地躺在你的抽屉里了，可能正在为某人服务呢。
Once you understand this, you will know that everything comes in to serve a purpose.
一旦你明白了这些，你就知道了一切事情都是为了某种目的而发生。
Thereafter, it did not serve a purpose to publish the category or the year on our website.
此后，它没有明确的目的来发布类别或我们网站上的一年。
This is a classic example of the limitations of stubs and why mock objects serve a purpose.
这是一个经典例子，说明了stub的局限性，以及为什么使用mock对象。
In many tribes, they serve a purpose to the local community and help in the conduct of daily routines.
在许多部落中，他们对当地的群体有用，来帮助指导日常工作。
Every week or two, I run some strides on grass and can feel my forefoot padding the ground. They serve a purpose.
每一两个礼拜，我都会穿着它们在草地上跑一跑，并且能感到我是用前掌着地。
While a rare interviewer may ask these questions simply to watch you squirm, many wild-card questions serve a purpose.
很少无面试官问那些问题仅仅是念让你尴尬，但是很多不可预知的问题都是为了特定的目的才问的。
The brief was to create a new space that can house extended family and also serve a purpose when visiting with smaller groups.
简单来说，设计创造了一个新的空间，可以容纳不断扩大的家庭，也可以作为接待部分客人的场所。
While a rare interviewer may ask these questions simply to watch you squirm, however, many wild-card questions serve a purpose.
很少有面试官问这些问题仅仅是想让你尴尬，但是很多不可预知的问题都是为了特定的目的才问的。
Inspired Participation in your own feelings is knowing that your feelings are there to serve a purpose and they're all equally valid.
感情中的“激励性参与”就是要知道你的感情是为了一个目标服务的，而且他们都很有效。
Because all 3 serve a purpose in my life that is a need that cannot be handled comfortably with only one.Travel, Business and Personal.
因为这3样东西在我生活中各有用处，假如只有一样的话将会造成旅行、商务或者私人上的不便。
Often these are minute flying insects that are extremely short-lived, but during that time they serve a purpose in the food chain.
通常这些都是飞行的虫子，极其短暂的生命，但是在那个时期它们在食物链里服务了一个目的。
Because all 3 serve a purpose in my life that is a need that cannot be handled comfortably with only one. Travel, Business and Personal.
因为这3样东西在我生活中各有用处，假如只有一样的话将会造成旅行、商务或者私人上的不便。
Having the TV on during the meal, while not desirable, can also serve a purpose if it helps bring sullen teenagers and families to the table.
在用餐的时候开著电视，即使不是非常想看，如果可以使厌烦的青少年和家人坐在餐桌旁，它也是可以帮上忙的。
When you're lonely, it's unlikely you'll remember that emotions serve a purpose, since what possible purpose can the heartache of loneliness serve?
当你寂寞的时候，你似乎不会觉得这种情感含有某种作用，寂寞的痛苦又如何会服务于什么潜在作用呢？
The cancer may serve a purpose, not only for that particular person, but for the people in that person's life—family, friends, medical people, etc.
这个癌症可能是为了要达到某个目的，不只是为了那个患者，也是为了他生活中其他的人-家人、朋友、医护人员等等。
These rules certainly serve a purpose – I’m not suggesting *you* throw your toys out of the pram if you don’t get your own way – but rather to worry less about what other people think of you.
这些规则当然能起到一个作用--我不是建议“你”将玩具扔出婴儿车如果你没有找到自己的方式--而是要你少担心别人怎么看你。
I believe that well-run zoos and the heroic animals that suffer their captivity, do serve a higher purpose.
我相信，经营良好的动物园和被圈养的动物英雄们是为了实现一个更崇高的目标。
Break Your Routines - Routines can serve a useful purpose, but they also close the door on creativity.
打破常规—常规有利于一个有用的目的，但是它们也关上了通向创造性的门。
Just to be clear: financial speculation can serve a useful purpose.
有一点要说明的：金融投机的目的也可以是有用的。
Just to be clear: financial speculation can serve a useful purpose.
有一点要说明的：金融投机的目的也可以是有用的。
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