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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def bind(self, *args, **kw):
 """ Bind environment variables into this object's scope. """

    new_self = self.copy()
    new_scopes = Object.translate_to_scopes(*args, **kw)
    new_self._scopes = tuple(reversed(new_scopes)) + new_self._scopes
    return new_self