372. In one sense, the effect of a consumer's mood can be thought of in much the same way as can our reactions to the behavior of our friends—when our friends are happy and "up", that tends to influence us positively, but when they are "down", that can have a negative impact on us.
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在某种意义上，消费者情绪的影响同我们对朋友行为的反应十分相近——当我们的朋友兴致高昂，我们也会积极乐观，但如果他们情绪低落，那我们也变得消极。
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in one sense意为“在某种意义上”。如：
In one sense, it may be true. 在某种意义上，这可能是真的。
be thought of意为“被考虑，被认为”，是短语think of的被动形式。如：
People now think of the car as being essential. 人们现在认为汽车是必不可少的。
as之后的内容为省略形式，补充完整应为in much the same way as our reactions to the behavior of our friends can be thought of，其中reaction to意为“对……的反应，回应”。
句中加引号的up和down分别意为“高兴的，快乐的”和“沮丧的，情绪低落的”，也就是表示情绪的“上”、“下”波动。
have an impact on意为“对……产生影响，起到作用”。如：
Such warnings may have little impact on them. 这样的警告可能对他们没什么影响。
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与in one sense同义的相似表达还有：
in a sense。如：
In a sense, I think she likes being responsible for everything. 从某种意义上说，我觉得她喜欢包揽一切。
in some senses。如：
In some senses, it's not relevant. 从某种意义上说，这并不相关。
