1·The world would be a happier place than it is if acquisitiveness were always stronger than rivalry.
如果占有欲总是比竞争心更强的话，海上平台倒会更好些。
2·Their motive, therefore, was not mere acquisitiveness.
因此，他们的动机就不仅仅是对物质的占有欲。
3·Acquisitiveness is a very strange thing, even someone says your name I will be unhappy.
占有欲是很奇怪的东西，连别人提到你的名字我都会不开心。