会议上许多人把这个曲折的过程与戒绝毒瘾相比较。

Many at the conference likened it to the tortuous process of conquering addiction.

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他强调说自己戒绝奢侈品。

And he emphasised that he eschewed luxuries.

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尽管现时传闻支持相反做法，但经验告诉我，彻底戒绝很少是有效的。

My experience tells me that total abstinence rarely works, although anecdotes exist to support that practice.

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