The solution doesn't lie in puritanical self-restraint or in a defensive insistence that there's nothing wrong.

解决的方式不在于像清教徒那样进行自我约束，或者是进行无意义的持续辩护。

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Yes, Apple has always held that market share didn't matter as much as profitability, but that attitude seemed increasingly like a defensive self-justification as its market share bottomed near 3%.

是的，苹果即使长期保持着同样的市场份额也不会影响其获利，但这态度看上去就像是自我防御，其市场份额近乎低的只剩3%。

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Psychologists see this compulsive self-reliance as a defensive strategy - protection against deep-seated feelings of vulnerability.

心理学家把这种强制性的自我以来看做是一种防御策略——避免那种深植心底的挫败感。

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Kouffman Sherman adds that the arm cross is a self-protecting behavior that reveals a defensive side to your personality.

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