Indeed, when deciding how much disaster aid to offer, countries often seem to be influenced mainly by their leaders’ concerns about how others will view them. Charity responds to attention-grabbing events, often neglecting less sensational disasters.
国外援助并不能代替保险。慈善活动鼓舞人心，使我们相信人心博爱，但它却没有规律，不能完全依赖。事实上，在考虑提供多少灾难援助的时候，看来各国主要受到领导人意志影响，因为他们更多考虑的是别人会如何看待他们的善举。而慈善活动只对那些众人关注的事件有所反应，对于那些非爆炸性的灾难通常忽略不顾。