你可能已经说服你自己那20磅额外的重量让你“逗人喜爱”，不管你穿多少件毛衣或穿多少层衣服，你还是胖。

You may have convinced yourselves that those 20 extra pounds make you "cuddly", but no matter how many sweaters or layers you pile on, you're still fat.

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要真的说服你自己，你有能力改变。

Truly convince yourself that you have the power to change.

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听从你的直觉(要是那艘船感觉有哪儿别扭，别说服你自己买下它。)

Listen to your gut. (If the boat just doesn't feel right, don't talk yourself into it.)

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If it doesn't make sense, you'll-- If it doesn't make sense or, more to the point, if it's something that you do that's foolish or makes you look manipulative or cheap, you'll distort it in your head so that it does make sense.

如果你的行为不合理，你会…,如果你的行为不合理，或者更确切的地说，如果你的行为很愚蠢,或者让你显得很攻于心计，或很廉价，你就会捏造理由说服自己这是合理的。

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