A secondary group entails two or more people who are involved in an impersonal relationship and have come together for a specific, practical purpose.

第二群体指的是两个或两个以上的人，他们处于一种非个人的关系中，因一个特定的、实际的目的走到一起。

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Frequently, the relationship is impersonal and distanced, not like a real friendship.

但通常，两者的关系并不是私人的，而是远距离的，不同于真正的友谊。

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Preference for sad music was significantly higher when they had experienced the break-up of a personal relationship, compared to an impersonal loss such as losing a competition.

与客观的损失例如在竞争中失利相比，当人们经历分手这样的问题时，人们更喜欢忧伤的音乐。

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You went to a very impersonal kind of market where there was no real customer relationship--everything was a deal.

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