The essay that you read was produced at the behest of his French publisher. They wanted him to write something that would make people feel better about the book, that would give some account of its origin and give some defense for its publication and its content.

你们所读到的那篇短文就是在法国出版商的要求下写的,他们希望他写些什么来让人们对这本书产生更多的好感,来交待这本书的缘起,并且为它的内容和它的出版进行辩护。

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And I feel better about helping people that way than giving a dollar to somebody on the street,

我觉得以这种方式帮助人比在大街上施舍别人一美元更有意义，

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Would it be better for people to be able to see everyone and maybe not feel like this is a secure environment in which they can share their interests and what they thought and what they care about?

我们可以选择,将用户信息全部公开,但在这样一个网络环境下,分享自己的所见所闻,所感所想,总会让人觉得不可靠？

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If you make three people-- or even better, four people a day feel good and they make-- they pay it forward and make four others feel good, and so on and so on.

如果你能让三个人-,甚至四个人度过美妙的一天-,他们会推展，让四人有美好的一天，以此类推。

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how much better people feel when they're in shape and just being healthy.

他们身材好了，健康了以后，感觉也会好很多。

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