We knew nothing about the next potential donee on that list.

我对受赠者名单的排序情况一无所知。

The reason is that private charity preserves the direct and voluntary bond between donors and donees.

原因在于，私人慈善维持了赠者与受赠者之间直接且自愿的联系。

They do not penetrate to the heart of the matter, the intentions of the donor and the donee.

他未能触及问题的核心，即赠者与受赠者的意图。

The advantages enjoyed by the donee could have been enjoyed by somebody else.

接受赠者所享有的好处，本可能由他人享有。

While private charity keeps donors and donees responsible and other regarding, the welfare state makes them indifferent to each other's needs.

虽然私人慈善让赠者和受助者相互负责并考虑对方，但福利国家却使他对彼此的需求漠不关心。

Freedom of action makes donors and donees responsible, thereby limiting the aforesaid risks.

行动自由使赠者和受赠者承担责任，从而限制上述风险。

They may serve a noble cause or a donee but not the donor himself.

它可能服务于一个崇高的事业或受赠者，但并非赠者本人。

The only relevant consideration is whether the donor freely intends to give without expecting any return, out of his love for the donee.

唯一相关的考量是，赠者是否出于对受赠者的爱，自愿无偿地进行赠，而不期望任何回报。

This is why under civil law, gifts are contracts in which the donor and the donee formally agree on the gratuitous nature of the transfer.

这就是为什么在民法体系下，赠被视为一种合同，赠人和受赠人需正式确认转移行为的无偿性质。

Similarly, there is a risk for the donee that the donor will abuse his position of power and start to exact conditions.

同样，受赠者也面临风险，即赠者可能滥用权力地位，开始强加条件。

The donee needs to do something.

受赠者需要有所作为。

There are no foolproof ways to ascertain the consent of the donee.

没有万无一失的方法来确定受赠人的同意。

They are relational gifts meant to be a tangible expression of the donor's love for the donee.

它是关系礼物，旨在成为赠者对受赠者爱意的具体表达。

Then he will turn to his donees to ask them for a quid pro quo.

然后，他会转向受赠者，要求他给予相应的回报。

This most notably concerns gifts that improve the material situation of the donee and which the latter expects to receive, such as alimony payments or charitable donations.

这尤涉及那些旨在改善受赠者物质状况且受赠者预期会收到的礼物，例如赡养费或慈善赠。

Very often it is necessary that the donee make various efforts and preparations in order to really receive what he has been given.

通常情况下，接受方需要付出各种努力和准备，才能真正收到所给予的东西。

There is a risk for the donor that the donee expecting to benefit from the donor's continued support will relax his efforts to stand on his own feet.

赠者面临的风险在于，受赠者预期会持续获得赠者的支持，从而放松了自力更生的努力。

These risks depend on the character of the donor, on the character of the donee on the scope of the expected donations, and on various other factors.

这些风险取决于赠者的品格、受赠者的品格、预期赠的范围以及各种他因素。

Our point is merely that a gift, to be a gift at all, must be accepted by the donee or his legal representative.

我的观点仅仅是， 一份礼物， 要成为真正的礼物，必须被受赠者或法定代表人所接受。

When a donor has the option to cut back on or walk away from his charitable engagements, there are strong incentives for the donee not to abuse the support he receives.

当赠者可以选择减少或退出慈善承诺时，受赠者滥用所获支持的动机就会大大减弱。