They could even be detrimental, satisfying a need to have “done our bit” without ever progressing onto bigger, bolder, more effective actions – a kind of “moral licensing” that allays our concerns and stops us doing more and asking more of those in charge.
它们甚至可能适得其反，满足了我们‘已经尽了一份力’的心理需求，却从未推动我们采取更大胆、更有效的行动——这类似于一种‘道德授权’，减轻了我们的担忧，阻止我们做更多事或对掌权者提出更高要求。
They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.
它们改变了当地居民的抱负，也促使城市自我形象更加大胆和乐观。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。