The very word "alien" is plagued by negative associations.

特别是“外星人”这个词的负面联想让人感到痛苦。

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It's worth asking why narcissism carries such automatically negative associations today.

值得探究的是，现如今，为什么自恋无意识地带来负面联想。

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Under the bright light of conscious scrutiny negative associations often lose their hold on you;

通过自觉的警惕负面的情绪，常常能减轻它们的缠绕；

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There should be no negative associations with the word wealth in the context of people having it.

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In the comfort of the dank hall in Woodcliff, the negative associations with license plates are much less grave.

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On the Internet, the symbolic cat seems to have lost her negative associations.

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