Whether American self-assertiveness fits into today's crammed and touchy world can be debated.

美国的自我定位是否合适今天紧张而暴躁的世界，我们尚需探讨。

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Past research has shown that women oozing with self-confidence, assertiveness and other characteristics linked with successful management can be sidelined at work in favour of meeker types.

以往的研究显示，充满自信的、有主见的、具有成功领导者品质的女性往往在那些喜欢温顺女性的工作中遭受排挤。

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There are defense mechanisms that are thought of as "mature" and even "sophisticated", such as humor, foresight, assertiveness, self-observation, altruism and affiliation!

有防卫机制，被认为是“成熟”，甚至“世故”的，如幽默，远见、主张里，内观、利他和联系！

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It is not going to shed its new-found self-confidence and assertiveness just because of a few speeches.

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It may also be the result of assertiveness courses, and perhaps of the bombastic self-confidence shown on programmes like The Apprentice, but it does young people a disservice.

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To justify its new assertiveness, the post office comes up with heart-rending self-justifications.

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