The world progresses as individuals pursue their own interests. How to translate this?
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The world progresses as individuals pursue their own interests； None of the great achievements of the civilized world were accomplished under the guidance of a bureaucratic system ； Einstein’s achievements have **nothing to do with it at all** ； Henry Ford brought the automotive industry to new heights despite the challenges in Dili ； Capitalism and free trade have lifted millions of people out of poverty... How should the first sentence be translated: The world progresses as individuals pursue their own interests?
I tried to translate it to see if it fits the original poster. The world makes progress because of individuals pursuing their own interests.
Individuals who pursue their own interests drive the world forward.
:o Milton Friedman? It’s better to look at the original text, I guess
The translation on the 2nd floor is fairly good, but are there any grammar issues? The world makes progress because of individuals’ pursuit of their own interests. I’m not sure if what I said makes sense
It is the development of individuals that drives society forward
I’ll give it a try, hehe. The world develops for personal pursuit and benefit
The world’s progress is due to each person’s pursuing individual interests.
The more people pursue it, the more developed the world becomes.:loveliness:
The original post was posted by Xiaoshumiao on 2009-3-19 at 16:01. Should the word \"more\" there be replaced with \"further\" instead?
Individuals who pursue their own interests drive the world forward.
The world moves forward as people pursue their interests
Well, this quote is from Milton Friedman, an American economist and Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 1976. The original text should be available. Such classic phrases should be memorized thoroughly. Haha. ASK: When you see the uneven distribution of wealth around the world; the desperate situation of millions of people in underdeveloped countries; when you see so few wealthy people and so many poor ones; when you see greed and the concentration of power… have you ever had any doubts about capitalism and whether greed is a viable foundation upon which to build anything? FREIDMAN: Well, first of all, tell me – is there any society you know that doesn’t operate on the basis of greed? Do you think Russia doesn’t operate on greed? Do you think China doesn’t operate on greed? What is greed? Of course, none of us are greedy—it’s the others who are greedy! The world operates as individuals pursue their own interests. The great achievements of civilization haven’t come from government agencies. Einstein didn’t develop his theories under the orders of any bureaucrat; Henry Ford didn’t revolutionize the automobile industry that way. Last edited by jimmmme on 2009-4-6 11:25
The world, driven by the pursuit of its own personal benefits and progress