The increased levels of self-efficacy that result from activating a superstition lead to higher self-set goals and greater persistence in the performance task.

通过融入迷信元素，他们的自信心有所增加，从而使他们给自己设定了更高的目标，并且更努力地完成任务。

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She set up a self-help group for parents with overweight children.

她成立了一个由超重儿童家长组成的互助会。

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In order to build up your self-esteem, the targets you set should be within your reach.

为了增强自尊心，你设定的目标一定要是你能够达到的。

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The military has set up and equipped a number of volunteer self-defense networks in the south.

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By "difficult," it is meant, I think, well, first of all that it is in some sense set apart from common speech, as a specialized and highly self-conscious use of language.

艰深“的意思，我认为，首先，某种程度上它是和平时谈话有所不同的，专业性极强，对语言运用自知也很高。

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Viewers have an opportunity to engage visually in the adventure that accompanies the struggle of so many of these artists as they work at what appear to be self-set tasks.

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In March 2009 consummate self-promoter set off on an 8-day journey around the world to coincide with the launch of V Australia, the latest addition to his airline conglomerate.

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We'll forgive the extremely nice folk behind the PDJ when they claim to have the first fully self-contained portable DJ set-up.

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