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1、Self-concept 1. Theself-conceptisacomplexstructure.Thiscomplexityisillustratedbytheideaofmultipleselves.Weseemtobeadifferentpersonineachofmanydifferentsituations,andanexamplemayclarifythisconcept.First,pictureyourselfanathleticevent.Now,contrastthisimagewithoneofyourselvestakingafinalex
2、am.Finally,imagineyourselfatworkonaverybusyday.Youshouldprobablydescribeyourselfdifferentlyineachsetting.Whichimageisreallyyou?Ofcourse,allare.Wehavemultipleselveseachdependentonthecontext.Togethertheyformourself-concept.Itisthecontextthatmakescertainaspectsofourself-conceptmoreimportantatth
3、eparticularmoment.Self-conceptiscomposedofourbeliefs,valuesandattitudes.Ourbeliefsgiveourself-conceptstheirsubstance;ourvaluesgivethemaspirationsandstandards;andourattitudesgivethemmotivation.Thesethreeelementsprovide astructureinwhichwedevelopandbuildourselves.self-concept自我意识complexity复杂性m
4、ultipleselves多重自我iscomposedof 由...组成substance物质，实质aspiration抱负，渴望2.AmericanweddingcustomWeddingdaysareoftenconsideredthemostimportantdayofmanypeople’slives.Forthisreasonalone,throughoutthepastandintomodernday,numerouscustomsandsuperstitionshavedevelopedaroundtheweddingevent,inhopesofcreating
5、‘ThePerfectDay!’Averycommoncustomstillhonoredtodayisinreferencetoatime-oldsaying,‘Somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue,andasilversixpenceinsideyourshoe’.Sooldisthisthattracingitbacktoitsoriginationisnearlyimpossible.The‘old’isbelievedtobethefriendsandfamilyattendingthewe
6、dding.The‘new’isrepresentedbythecouplethemselves,asa‘new’union.The‘borrowed’issomethingfromthefamiliesthatistobereturned.Something‘blue’isinterpretedtorepresentthebride’svirginity.Thesixpencecanbeanyformofmoney,tuckedintothebride'sshoe,thistobringwealthtotheunion,bothinmonetarymeansandlove3.
7、LightPollutionWeusuallythinkofpollutionasaharmfulwastesubstancethatthreatenstheairandwater.Butsomepeoplehavebecomeconcernedaboutanotherkindofpollution.Itcanbeeverywhere,dependingonthetimeofday.Anditisnotthoughtofasasubstance.Itislight.Theideaofligh
