I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in."

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

How can I talk about or act in my life, ? pursuing my happiness isn't that selfish?

我谈论经营自己的生活，追求自己的快乐，这怎么不是自私？

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

so partially for selfish reasons, I want to go into some sort of social justice work,

所以，部分出于我个人的原因，将来我想从事社会公义方面的工作，

为了更美好的世界 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"As certain as she is sometimes and as absolutely gung-ho and young and courageous and brave, she is also willing to take a step back and go 'okay,I'm going to reconsider my options and how I'm treating everybody' because she acknowledges that she's being a little bit selfish.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

If you're relentlessly selfish and calculating you would say, the chances that I decide the election are zero, so I'm just not going to bother.

如果你唯利是图,精于算计,你会说,我的投票能够决定选举的概率是零,所以我根本无需投票

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

And rather than looking it as selfish-- some people may feel this ease way-- and rather than looking it as selfish i.e. -- equal immoral.

不要把它看作自私-,有人可能会这样简单考虑-,不该把自私等同于不道德。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

If you have a cold, try to get away from your own selfish perspective, "I have a cold." Look at it from the perspective of the cold virus.

如果你感冒了，试图摆脱掉你自私的角度，我感冒了，从病毒的角度看问题。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

I wish that that weren't the case, but people are selfish.

我不希望这种现象存在，但人都是自私的。

不平等的赞助入学 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

You know, one of the things that I say and only half ingest, is that I know of no more selfish act and a benevolent act.

我说到的一件事，只说了一半意思，即最自私的所为就是善举。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

I am not a selfish creature.

我不是一个自私的人。

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