children are altruistic by nature, ” he writes, and though they are also naturally selfish, all parents need do is try to tip the balance toward social behavior.
「孩子本质上是无私的,」他写道,虽然他们也是天生自私的,家长需要做的只是努力打破两者之间的平衡,使之趋向于社会行为。
couch surfers tend to see themselves as part of a tribe; unlike two people hooking up at a bar, they meet under an altruistic premise.
沙发沖浪者视自己为一个部落的成员。不像在酒吧里面邂逅的两个人,他们在利他主义的前提下相遇。
until very recently, scientists were hard put to detect altruistic behavior in chimps, at least in laboratory studies of captive animals.
以前,科学家们很难发现黑猩猩的利他行为,至少在对囚禁动物的实验研究中是不易发现的。
until very recently scientists were hard put to detect altruistic behavior in chimps at least in laboratory studies of captive animals.
直到最近,科学家还没有发现黑猩猩的利他行为特征,起码在圈养的黑猩猩中没有发现。
organs aren「t supposed to be bought and sold; rather, they are donated by altruistic individuals, and we pay for the services necessary to acquire them rather than for the organ itself.
器官理所当然的不应该成为交易品,它们是那些无私的个人所捐献的,而我们购买的应该只是获取它们所需要的一系列措施服务费,并非是购买器官本身。
the theory shows that if some individuals contribute more than their share in an altruistic way, the more selfish individuals contribute even less, undoing some of the good done by the altruists.
这个理论表明即使有一些无私的人将比自私条件下捐的多,但同样某些自利的人会捐的更少,这将抵消了利它主义者的额外贡献。
on the one hand we have big losses. but on the other hand we have here this altruistic behaviour, which makes the case very different from the norm.
一方面我们遭受了巨大的损失,但是另一方面,这是一种完全利他的行为,从而使得本次案件与平常不同。
「american apparel is not an altruistic company,」 says mr charney. 「i believe in capitalism and self-interest. self-interest can involve being generous with others.
“美国服饰不是一个专门利他的公司,」恰尼说,「我信奉资本主义、利已主义,而对他人慷慨也能利己。」
common sense tells us that some people are more altruistic than others.
常识告诉我们,有些人比其他人更加有利他倾向。
that means that altruistic genes would be more prevalent than selfish genes.
这意味着利他主义基因的存在会比自私基因更普遍。
such altruistic behavior is one of the noblest attributes of our species.
这样的利他行为是我们人类最高贵的品质之一。
if people possess altruistic motives, then they sometimes act to benefit others without the prospect of gain to themselves.
如果人们具有利他的动机,则他们有时会做有利他人的事,而不期望自己获得利益。
this is to say nothing of estimations of our altruistic behavior— also exaggerated.
这就是说,对于我们的利他行为的估计没有什么夸大之处。
the most altruistic behavior of all, giving your life to help another, can be explained in cold-blooded evolutionary terms.
最利他的行为,就是为他人牺牲自己,这也可以用毫无人情味的进化论来解释。
and they」re altruistic because they act to preserve other animals that share the same genes.
说它们利他,是因为它们会保护其他动物,和它们有同样基因的动物。
whether your intentions are altruistic or selfish (or both), you owe it to yourself to explore the public transit options available to you in your city.
无论您的意图是利他还是利己(或者两者都有),您都应该利用那些您所在城市可用的公共交通选项。