Smith introduced the idea that a person following their own self-interest could end up serving the common good.

史密斯提出了一种观点，即一个人按照自己的利益行事，最终可能会为公共利益服务。

How would you define that common good?

您如何定义共同利益？

Our weekly roundups covered 257 moments of progress in 2021, evidence that humanity is capable of working together to advance a common good.

我们的每周综合报道涵盖了 2021 年的 257 个进步时刻，这证明人类可以共同努力，推进共同利益。

Being afraid of Taylor is just good common sense.

怕泰勒是基本常识。

But it is the responsibility of governments to protect and promote the common good.

但保护和促进共同利益是政府的责任。

The Vatican has assured the world's estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics that getting vaccinated against coronavirus is a duty to pursue the common good.

梵蒂冈向全世界约12亿罗马天主教徒保证，接种冠状病毒疫苗是追求共同利益的责任。

What if we all used our unique gifts and talents to pursue the common good of our own neighborhoods?

如果我们都利用我们独特的天赋和才能来追求我们自己社区的共同利益呢？

For Marcus, our only duty is to hold ourselves accountable for our own actions, and do what's in our power to serve the common good.

对马可来说，我们唯一的责任就是对自己的行为负责，尽我们所能为共同利益服务。

But corporations understandably act to promote their commercial interests, and they do so either sometimes undermining or promoting the common good.

但公司采取行动促进其商业利益是可以理解的，他们这样做有时会破坏或促进共同利益。

For Marcus, our only duty is to hold ourselves accountable for our own actions, and do what’s in our power to serve the common good.

对于马库斯来说， 我们唯一的职责就是对自己的行为负责，并尽我们所能为共同利益服务。

The line between primary and secondary employment seems to be the critical psychological point at which his good common sense ceases to overbear his bad theory.

主要和次要就业之间的界限似乎是他良好的常识不再压倒他的糟糕理论的关键心理点。

" Fight for you" ? This voice was thickly accented. Sigorn, the young Magnar of Thenn, spoke the Common Tongue haltingly at best. " Not fight for you. Kill you better. Kill all you" .

" 为你们而战？" 这人口音浓重。是赛贡，年轻的瑟恩马格拿，他的通用语半生不熟。" 不为你们而战。杀了你们更好。杀光你们。"

Why, what country in the world can show such multifarious, vigorous and cordial co-operation, in all ranks, but especially, of course, among the intelligent, for ends which concern the common good?

为什么，世界上有哪个国家能够表现出如此多方面的、充满活力的、真诚的合作， 在各个阶层， 当然，尤其是在知识分子之间， 为了共同利益的目的？

Especially in " The Tyranny of Merit" (published in 2020), Professor Sandel has argued that using education as a giant sorting machine creates a toxic obsession with credentials, dividing society into winners and losers and depleting the common good.

尤其是在2020年出版的《精英的傲慢》一书中，桑德尔教授认为，把教育当作一台巨大的分类机器，会产生一种对成绩证书的有毒的痴迷，从而将社会分成赢家和输家，并让公共利益所剩无几。

Don't we want our descendants, instead of cursing us for our shortsighted neglect, don't we want them to bless our foresight and bright horizons which can fulfill their lives peacefully and advance the common good?

难道我们不希望我们的后代， 而不是因为我们的短视忽视而诅咒我们，难道我们不希望他们祝福我们的远见和光明的视野， 可以和平地完成他们的生活并推进共同利益吗？