He hoped his work at the university would give him insight into how questions of morality could be applied to places where self-interest flourished.

他希望他在大学的工作能让他深入了解如何将道德问题应用到那些利己主义盛行的地方。

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"I'm self-employed and need the Internet for my work, but I'm failing to accomplish my work, to take care of my home, to give attention to my children," she wrote in a message sent to the group.

她在发给该组织的一条信息中写道：“我是个体经营者，我的工作需要互联网，然而，我无法完成我的工作，无法照顾好我的家，也无法照顾好我的孩子。”

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Always give adequate attention to your physical self.

始终给予你的身体足够的重视。

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I'm not free to take my own life or to sell my self into slavery or to give to somebody else arbitrary absolute power over me.

不能随意自杀,或出售自己成为奴隶,或给别人绝对权力，任意主宰我。

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is how to give up your self-interest to help the community.

就是教学生怎样放弃自我利益，而是以集体利益为重。

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"And it was devastating that he got to give a self-serving apology to help him get a bond, " Mr Crump said.

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Until the 2012 election rolls around, I worry that some very prominent Americans will continue to perpetrate the canard that it is possible to give people self-respect.

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Having the best players is not always a guarantee of success, but Smith seemed to give Leeds the self-belief that has sometimes been missing in the past.

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