【原文】
He hoped his work at the university would give him insight into how questions of morality could be applied to places where self-interest flourished. 【参考译文】 他希望他在大学里的工作能让他了解道德问题如何能被应用到利己主义盛行的地方。 【难点分析】 在翻译这句时,需注意定语从句“where self-interest flourished”不是很长,故可以使用倒译的方法将其译为“places”的前置定语。