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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。

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As a matter of fact the holiest of men have been some of the shrewdest, for their friends at least, if not for themselves.

事实上，最神圣的的人群某种意义上又是最精明的，如果不为自身，至少为他们的朋友。

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He said the Union of states was permanent -- that the men who built the Union did not do so only for themselves, but for all future Americans.

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These are honors reserved exclusively for virgins, honors reserved only for those who do not defile themselves with the sins of the flesh.

这是专门为童贞保留的荣誉，专门为那些,没有玷污自己肉体的人保留的荣誉。

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To leave home and to establish a new city for themselves someplace else is not to be taken for granted.

我们不能理所当然地认为,这是为了建立一个新的城市

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They are supposed to get publicity for other people and the stuff the company is selling, not for themselves.

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Prisoners will also work harder to ensure that they earn money for victims and not just for themselves, the justice secretary added.

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They all came pursuing the American dream, looking for a better future not only for themselves but for their families, but found themselves culturally and socially unequipped to accomplish their goals.

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