我刻意约束自己准时到达那里。

I made a conscious effort to get there on time.

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杰克维茨说，跟别人一起锻炼“可以让你约束自己，让锻炼的过程更加有趣，你因此更有可能会再次锻炼”。

Exercising with others "can keep you accountable and make it more fun, so you're more likely to do it again," Jackovitz says.

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有自控的人能约束自己的反应。

People with self-control restrain their reactions.

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It is not to bind them from voluntary actions but to direct and keep them in such motion as not to hurt themselves by their own impetuous desires, rashness or indiscretion as hedges are set not to stop travelers but to keep them on their way."

不是约束他们去做本该做的事,而是约束他们不做不该做的事,以免因自己的欲望，轻率，鲁莽而危机自身，这就像是篱笆的功能一样,不是要阻挡行路而是为小路指引方向“

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