When you repeatedly throw your hands up in frustration instead of pushing past the obstacles that are holding you back, it soon becomes a habit.

当你在挫折中一再的放弃，而不是去克服那些阻挡你的障碍，它很快就会成为一个习惯。

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In the past, Charles has been portrayed by various commentators as a dull, slightly loopy eccentric with a habit of talking to his plants.

在过去，查尔斯常常被各种各样的评论描绘成一个迟钝且习惯谈论他的花草的稍显古怪的人。

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I've talked to people who are eager to start a running habit, but they can't get past their fear of running in public, whether they're on the road or the treadmill at the gym.

我和那些渴望开始培养自身跑步习惯的人们交谈过，他们总是无法克服在公众场合跑步的不适应感，无论是在马路上跑步还是在健身房踏车锻炼。

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Many countries eschewed their past habit of abusing a boom to borrow.

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For the past few years I have satisfied my five cup a day habit with an Italian stovetop moka pot by Bialetti, the hourglass shaped design you see in almost every Italian kitchen.

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As the past two years' rollercoaster has shown, market forces have a confounded habit of reasserting themselves.

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