As soon as you recognize these thoughts creeping in, it's time to stop them dead in their tracks and carry on with your plans.

一旦你意识到这些想法慢慢渗入，那就是时候在中途扼杀它们了，并去实施你的计划。

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For some people? Decision-making comes pretty easily. But for others? Indecision is a serious and crippling problem that can stop them dead.

有些人狠容易就能拿定主意，但是对某些人来说，犹豫不决是个严重且后果狠大的问题，会让他们停滞不前。

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The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.

其他的青蛙一直对他们说停下来吧，不可能跳出来了。

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Undergoing a rigorous training programme that usually spans four years, Zimbabwean guides must actually shoot and kill four of the big five (rhinos are endangered and thus exempt), learning how to stop them dead in their tracks.

BBC: Zimbabwe, a side you've never seen

One more thing I should point out here, the four characters are dead, although that doesn't stop them from fighting again.

NPR: Play Challenges Lebanese to Face Past, Present