Nations are governed by self-interest, but they prefer to believe that their aims are altruistic.

各國都只考慮自己的利益, 卻總愿意相信自己的目標是大公無私的.

Therefore, there is selfish motive hiding behind reciprocal altruistic behavior.

可見在互惠利他行為的背后隱藏著自私的動機.

I wonder if human beings are primarily altruistic or selfish.

讓我開始懷疑人性究竟是本善還是自私?

It is superficial to be altruistic without feeling compassion.

無慈悲之心卻說利他,是為表面.

Foster the good quality of altruistic, friendly affection as a child.

從小培養起無私 、 友愛的優良品質.

None of that is quite as altruistic as It'sounds.

當然,此等好事并非真像歌聲一般動聽.

But he conceded it was not an altruistic bid to save newspapers.

但他承認這次拯救報業的行動并非毫無私心.

Are you altruistic motives ? Do you believe you have a destiny to fulfill?

你是否相信命中注定一定會走上某條道路?

There are several explanations, not all of them altruistic.

對此有很多種解釋, 他們的動機也不全出于利他.

But I wasn't just being altruistic.

不過,我這不僅僅是一種利他行為.