Who was to know that she had grown generous in the greediness of a new passion, that in coveting one cousin she was dealing liberally with another, that in her eagerness to appropriate she gave way?

她渴新的爱情时才变得宽厚大度，她贪求堂兄时才对堂妹慷慨大方，她迫不急待地去侵占时才作出让步，这有谁会知道呢？

This juice, though small in quantity, is greedily sought by insects; but their visits do not in any way benefit the plant.

这种汁液虽然量少， 却为昆虫所贪求； 但他们的访问对工厂没有任何好处。

Our ancestors were inventive, competitive, expansionist and greedy for resources, which led to them winning the competition for our planet.

我们的祖先富有创造力、竞争力强、扩强烈并且贪求资源，这使得他们争夺地球的竞争中获胜。

We still tell stories, are hungry  for food, greedy for resources, desperate to be accepted by our peers.

我们仍然讲述故事， 渴食，贪求资源， 急切地希得到同龄人的认可。