Some things we aim for and value, not for themselves but for what they bring about in addition to themselves.
我们追求和重视一些东西，不是因为它们本身，而是为了它们除了自身之外所带来的东西。
Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or recover their spent psychological energy.
美国人认为，人们需要一些自己的时间或一些独处的时间，来思考或恢复他们消耗的心理能量。
California People do many things that cause injury to themselves but are not illegal, such as climbing mountains, driving cars, swimming and so on.
加利福尼亚人会做很多伤害自己但并不违法的事情，比如爬山，开车，游泳等等。
Our research team has been looking at cultural differences in self-enhancing motivations, helping people have positive feelings towards not only themselves but things connected to themselves.
我们的研究团队一直在研究自我提升动机中的文化差异，帮助人们对自己和与自己相关的事物抱有积极的感觉。
They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk.
他们假装对她不理不睬，认为她的社会地位不如他们，而她又瞧不起他们的轻薄言语。
They had been longing to have each other to themselves, apart from the world, but it seemed they never felt so keenly that they were still units in modern society.
他们一直渴望与对方独处，远离世界，但似乎他们从未如此强烈地感到自己仍然是现代社会中的一员。
Let's all stop judging people who talk to themselves.
我们都不要再评判那些自言自语的人了。
Sometimes, their success was a surprise, even to themselves.
有时候，他们的成功让他们自己都感到惊讶。
They may do this by explaining the information to themselves.
他们可能通过向自己解释这些信息来做到这一点。
At first, the students all swung their arms and said to themselves, "How easy and funny it is!"
一开始，学生们都挥舞着手臂自言自语道：“这是多么容易和有趣啊！”
Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didn't, the researchers say.
研究人员说，那些自言自语的人能比不这么做的人稍快地找到香蕉。
In fact, they often keep their differences of opinion to themselves and merely smile and remain silent rather than engage in a confrontation.
事实上，他们经常保留自己的不同意见，只是保持微笑和沉默而不是进行对抗。
也有一些人自己跟自己说话。
Procrastinators tell lies to themselves.
拖拉者会对自己撒谎。
They said they need some time to themselves.
他们说他们得给自己留一些时间。
Plus 47 percent rarely have time to themselves.
还有47%的女性几乎没有属于自己的时间。
Servants don't promote or call attention to themselves.
仆人不会自我宣传或引人注意。
Keeping to themselves certainly helped maintain the secret.
当然，独来独往能更好地保守秘密。
This is the key quality that makes people likable, even to themselves.
这才是让一个人招人喜欢，也让自己喜欢的主要品质。
But I think what happens is a day they get to listen to themselves as well.
但我觉得重要的是有一天，他们也学会了倾听自己。
In fact, people will act on punished cheaters, even at a cost to themselves.
事实是，对于群体里的欺诈者，人们会采取惩罚的措施，哪怕这样会给他们自身带来一定的损失。
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. ( W. Penn)
妒忌者对别人是烦恼，对他们自己却是折磨。
Difficulty finding others similar to themselves leads to feelings of isolation.
而当发现很难找到跟自己相似的伙伴时，他们就会感到孤立。
Others do it as a way to provide comfort - both to themselves and the departed.
其他的人用这种方式，安慰自己和死去的人。
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