The final aspect of self that I want to talk about is the idea that what you do makes sense.

我想讲的关于自我的最后一个方面,就是为自己的行为寻找理由。

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There is rationalization, which is that when you do something or think something bad you rationalize it and you give it a more socially acceptable explanation.

还有合理化，是指当你做坏事或有不良想法时,你会将行为合理化,为行为寻找一个更为社会接受的解释。

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From time to time, they wandered to Egypt or Mesopotamia often in search of pasture for their animals. And various details of their language, their customs, their laws, their religion, it's argued, seem to fit well into the period of the Late Bronze Age.

时而不时的，他们常在埃及或美索不达米亚游荡,为他们的牲口寻找牧场，大量关于他们的语言,他们的习俗，他们的律法，他们的宗教的细节，据说，都与融入了后青铜时期的特征。

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