Telephones and the internet undermined their social purpose.

电话和互联网瓦解了公共浴场的社交用途。

He noted that the social purpose of the music influences how it sounds.

他指出，音乐的社会目的会影响它的发音。

Most of all, they want to work for a company with a clear social purpose.

最重要的是，他们想为一个有明确社会目标的公司工作。

Employers have cottoned on to this and now often mention a “social purpose” in their recruitment advertisements.

雇主喜欢这一现象，现在常常在招聘面试中提到“社会使命”。

Maybe you're learning English for social purposes or for personal reasons.

也许您是出于社交目的或出于个人原因学习英语。

They keep talking about social purpose, but real change won't happen until we change who governs and for what purpose.

他们一直在谈论社会目的，但真正的改变不会发生， 除非我们改变统治者和目的。

Strong theories of rights say individuals matter not just as instruments to be used for a larger social purpose or for the sake of maximizing utility, individuals are separate beings with separate lives worthy of respect.

这些强有力的权利理论认为，个人很重要，不仅仅是用来实现更高社会目标的工具，或为了实现功利最大化的工具，个人是独立的个体，是值得尊重的。

One indication of this trend is the rapid growth of employment in non-profit organisations, where many jobs offer a sense of social purpose as well as a salary (which in return might be lower than it would otherwise be).

这一趋势（工作可能成为快乐之源这一观点的传播）的一个结果就是，既提供薪水又提供社会使命感的非盈利组织的雇佣的快速增加（这里的薪水会比类似但没有社会使命感的工作低）。