At that moment he thought, "It might be a little selfish (自私的), but as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can be sure to leave this room alive!"

在那一刻，他想：“这可能有点自私，但只要我喝下瓶子里的水，我就一定能活着离开这个房间！”

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It might even require patients to be just a bit less selfish.

这甚至需要病患们能够少些自私。

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One interpretation of all this might be that selfish people find it easier to become rich.

ECONOMIST: They are more selfish

The aristocracy might be selfish and sometimes cruel, but it's also witty, cultivated, mannerly and effortlessly elegant and self-assured.

WSJ: Theodore Dalrymple on the Secret Appeal of Downton Abbey