In his youth he can be satisfied by serving himself alone, but as he matures self gratification is no longer as satisfying.

他年轻时，只要能服务自己就很满意了，但是成熟后，自我满足已不能让他满意了。

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One does not host with the expectation of anything in return, and that conditions the circumstances of the hook-up - it seems less like an act of self-gratification than one of mutual generosity.

一个接待着是不求任何回报的。也没有“那种”邂逅的闲先前条件——这比起自我满足来说只是一种共同慷慨的行为。

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Some people seem to find it easy to resist temptation while others can be relied on to always yield to self-gratification.

一些人似乎很容易抵制诱惑，而其他人可能总是容易自我满足。

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But somehow I've unintentionally left the impression that I'm flailing myself for some sort of weird self-gratification.

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