It might be said that the smaller a person feels inside, the greater amount of power, money and glamour they must accumulate in order to try to compensate for it.

也许人内在的感觉越卑微，他们就需要越多的权力、金钱和魅力来补偿。

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Ironically, we try to suppress these feelings, cover them up and compensate in an attempt to appear perfect to the outside world.

但颇具讽刺意义的是，人们往往极力压制这些感情，将这些感情掩饰起来，试图向外界展示十全十美。

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Many people focus upon unwanted things, with no deliberate attention to the emotional Guidance within them, and then they try to compensate for their lackful thinking with physical action.

许多人聚焦在不想要的事情上，没有有意识地关注他们内在的情绪指南，接着他们试图用行动来补偿他们匮乏的思考。

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because we are stressed, we try to compensate by having a lot of fun.

因为我们压力很大，我们就试着好好玩来弥补。

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