But some recent studies of fish oil show that it may not always act as advertised-and that you can sometimes have too much of a good thing.

不过，最近的研究表明，鱼油或许并没有像广告宣传的那样具有神效，有时候好东西摄入太多也会过犹不及。

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Consequentialist moral reasoning locates morality in the consequences of an act, in the state of the world that will result from the thing you do.

结果主义道德推理将道德建立在一个行为的结果之上与你所作所为之后的外部世界的状态。

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The most impressive thing of all, though, is the way Rowling has managed to present the whole thing as an act of altruism.

不过其中最令人印象深刻的是，目前从整个事情的处理方式看来，罗琳设法变成一个利他主义者。

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The right thing to do individually or collectively is to maximize, act in a way that maximizes the overall level of happiness.

于公于私，最正确的选择都该是,即为全方位地最大化地提升幸福。

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Consequentialist moral reasoning locates morality in the consequences of an act, in the state of the world that will result from the thing you do.

后果主义道德推理,认为是否道德取决于行为的后果，取决于你的行为对外界所造成的影响。

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You could use a sign language thing for "Drink" that looks sort of like the act of drinking but you can't use a sign language word for "Country" that looks like a country, or for "Idea" that looks like an idea.

你可以用看起来像喝这个动作的手语,来表示"喝",但你无法用看起来像国家的手语,来表示"国家",或用看起来像想法的手语来表示"想法"

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Kelly struggled to find studies that could conclusively say whether or not private equity firms create jobs, but the mere act of researching such a thing strikes this reader as pointless.

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It could be a horrible thing, like an act of violence or a disfiguring disease.

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Because while there is no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence completely, no piece of legislation that will prevent every tragedy, every act of evil, if there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there is even one life that can be saved, then we've got an obligation to try.

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