With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.

随着当今社会流动性的增强，以及如此多的协同工作，那些纽带变弱了，取而代之的是更多对自我的重视。

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Automakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car.

汽车制造商和科技公司们在努力地研发推出第一辆真正的自动驾驶汽车。

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Just like partnering in business, marriage requires coordination, self-sacrifice, and working toward mutual benefits, yet they fail to take on the ingrained responsibilities in a marriage.

但结婚正如合伙事业一样，是必须各自协调，牺牲自我，谋取共同利益的，而他们却不能负起与婚姻而俱来的责任。

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He squints at the TV, trying to see what, exactly, his other self is working on.

NEWYORKER: The TV

This time the venerable British brand is staying one step ahead of its already digitally-advanced self by working a partnership with Twitter to tweet backstage photos of each and every look in the collection before livestreaming its London Fashion Week runway show.

FORBES: Connect

He said the co-ordination of social security legislation was portrayed as a "safety net" for hard-working self-employed people who fall on hard times.

BBC: MEPs welcome new social security rules