You don't have to {heed} how it's been done in the past.
Some see it as {an ego trip}, but isn't it really the personal satisfaction they get from knowing how to motivate people for a common purpose?
Rich donors like to {keep an eagle eye on} how their money's spent.
As grants are dispensed and doors are opened for {needy} students to succeed in their fields of education, you can pat yourself on the back for making that possible.
In other words, the bonus you receive is knowing how your legacy {bears fruit}.
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heed an ego trip keep an eagle eye on needy bear fruit
────────────────────────────── heed, 注意を払う ────────────────────────────── If you heed someone's advice or warning, you pay attention to it and do what they suggest. [FORMAL]
ex) But few at the conference in London last week heeded his warning.
────────────────────────────── an ego trip, 自己満足的な行為 ────────────────────────────── Giving While Living (3)より。
If you say that someone is on an ego trip, you are criticizing them for doing something for their own satisfaction and enjoyment, often to show that they think they are more important than other people.
────────────────────────────── keep an eagle eye on, …をじっと監視する ────────────────────────────── Giving While Living (4)より。
If you say that someone is keeping an eagle eye on a person or thing, you mean that they are watching that person or thing very carefully.
ex) Managers of Europe's top clubs are keeping an eagle eye on the World Championships hoping to snap up new talent.
snap up (人を)チームなどに引き入れる
────────────────────────────── needy, 非常に貧乏な ────────────────────────────── Giving While Living (4)より。
Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses.
ex) a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy Somalis.
────────────────────────────── bear fruit, 実を結ぶ ────────────────────────────── Giving While Living (4)より。
When a plant or tree bears flowers, fruit, or leaves, it produces them.
ex) As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water.
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Giving While Living (6) 3/14-15 2008"
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