That's wrong thinking: philanthropy is a voluntary act.

错误的想法：慈善是个自愿的行为。

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But that is not the case. For them it is a voluntary act to have chosen this simple and frugal lifestyle.

他们选择这种简单、节省的生活方式完全是自愿的行为，这样做绝对不是因为物质匮乏。

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The act of sati was supposed to take place voluntarily, and from the existing accounts, most of them were indeed voluntary.

殉夫行为是凭自愿的，而据现存资料来看，绝大多数的殉夫行为确是出自自愿。

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To transact with Wal-Mart or any other business entity is ultimately a voluntary act, and as such, Wal-Mart should be allowed the opportunity to set up shop wherever it desires.

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He said the legally binding Climate Change Act should be made voluntary, or simply ignored.

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Many of FDR's economic policies, such as the National Recovery Act, depended on voluntary cooperation from big business.

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