And there is a self-enforcing loop between the two, where helping others helps ourselves; and helping ourselves, in turn, helps others.

两者间有自我实施的循环，帮助他人就是帮助自己;,帮助自己继而帮助他人。

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It works the other way as well, because helping others also helps ourselves.

别人快乐你也快乐，因为帮助他人也是帮助自己。

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Is anyone else pre-med here? Okay, so a pretty good showing. So maybe you can relate to some of the reasons I wanted to be pretty pre-med -- part of it was the interest in the science and the biology. Also, I wanted to help people -- it seemed like a really clear way that I could have a career that was challenging and involved in science, but also helping others.

你们中有医学预科的吗？,不错，有不少人,也许你们出于和我当年,想读医学预科一样的原因,一方面是受灾科学和生物学方面兴趣的驱使,另一方面,我想帮助别人,所以我似乎应该选择。

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So helping others is also helping ourselves.

帮助他人也是帮助自己。

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Note that it is not about helping ourselves and others become happy.

注意这不是关于帮助我们自己和他人变得幸福。

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