Quid Pro Quo
等价交换
When you help someone, they will be more likely to help you. This is the basic, unspoken agreement that fuels nearly every move. I’ll spend my entire day lugging boxes, but you owe me. It’s much easier to find help when someone knows you’d do the same for them. They may not always live up to their end of the bargin, and you may not either. But if you help enough people and do many good deeds, it will be given back when needed.
当你在帮助别人的同时，别人也可能会帮助你。只是一个最基本的，也是一个心照不宣的事情，而且还会一直尽心尽力的帮你做。我愿意帮你拖一整天的箱子，但是你就欠了我一份人情。但别人知道你帮他们做了这样一些事情之后，在你需要帮忙的时候，别人更愿意伸出援助之手。他们对别人的期望并不大，你也不要抱有太大期望。但是要是你帮了足够多的人，做了足够多的事情之后，当你有需要的时候总会有人帮助你的。
Karma goes both ways.
因果循环
All too often, the idea of Karma is described in a negative way. If you do bad, bad will come find you. But it works the other way too. When you are a good person and help people, good things seem to happen. And while you may not believe in an inter-connected universe that rewards good deeds, there is something to be said about how helping others changes your perspective. When you’re helping others, you will often feel better about yourself, increasing the likelihood that your next experience will be a positive one, rather than a negative one.
因果报应常常是和不好的事情联系起来的。要是你做了坏事，你会遭到报应。但是要是你做了好事，你会得到好的结果。要是你是个心肠很好的人，乐于助人的人，好的事情就会降临到你身上。要是你不相信世界上这种善有善报的潜在联系，总有些事情会让你改变你的观点。当你在帮助别人的时候，你会觉得很不错，这也会让你下次在遇到这些情况的时候能用更积极的心态去面对，不是消极的面对。
Doing good feels good.
做好事的感觉会很好
It’s maybe the most cited benefit of doing good: you’ll feel great. Helping others is a great way to feel better about yourself. Seeing a smile or even tears of joy makes it all worth it. It’s as simple as that.
做好事最大的好处可能就是：自己感觉会很好。帮助别人的一个好处就是自己会感觉良好。看见别人的笑脸，或者是看见别人流出那种喜悦的泪水就觉得自己做的一切都值了。其实就是那么简单。
Good publicity is the best publicity.
善行就是最好的行动
People notice when you’re doing good. It may not be the reason you help out, but someone is always watching. Even the simplest gesture can make an awesome impression.
当你在做好事的时候别人是能看见的。这可能不是你帮助别人的理由，但是总有人会注意到。即使是最简单的动作也会给人留下不错的印象。
When I was in college, I had a class that helped out at a school for a full day. I worked with a small group of high school students who were incredibly interested in writing, and I had a great time. I asked the teacher if I could come back on my own time and work with these students to finish this project we were working on, to which she agreed.
我在读大学的时候，参加了一个在学校帮助他人的课程。我和一群对写作非常感兴趣的高中生一起学习，那让我度过了一段快乐的时光。我问老师我是否可以用我的课余时间和这些同学待在一起，做我们没有做完的研究，最后她同意了。
I went two more times that week, thinking nothing more about it. Fast forward a few weeks: I received a letter in the mail stating I had been chosen as a Presidential Grant Recipient for the summer and received a $2,000 stipend to work with a group of students and professors on a research project over the summer. I was floored, as I hadn’t even applied. I was nominated by that teacher who appreciated the work I did with her students. It wasn’t expected, but helping others ended up opening a door I never would have known was even available.
那周我去了很多次，只考虑那一件事。几周后：我收到了一封信，信里说我被选为夏季总统授予的接受者，因为在那个夏季和同学合作研究，我还收到了2000美元。我一下子就震惊到了，因为我并没有申请。那个老师很喜欢我和她的学生一起学习，我还受到了那个老师的提名。那些并不是我所期望的，但是帮助别人的同时帮助我们打开了所有的机会之门。
Helping others looks good on a resume or application.
帮助别人不仅有助于发展人际关系上还能丰富我们的简历
Is your resume looking a little thin? Does your college application need a bit of pizzaz? Volunteering your time and energy to help others makes your resume and applications look as good as it makes you feel.
简历里的内容看起来不丰富？你的大学申请看起来是不是还缺点什么？将你的时间和精力贡献一点点出来帮助他人，让你的简历、你的申请有内容可读。
