You can't expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.

如果你使他们的社区消失，那么你也就不能指望他们改变想法。

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If you really can't change the terms of the situation, maybe you can at least help someone else.

如果你真地无法改变局势，也许你找能帮助别人。

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When someone says, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," it means that people don't change, especially as they get older.

当有人说“人老则守旧”时，表示人不易改变，越老越是如此。

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"You can't just try to change someone's behavior necessarily without trying to change their environment, " said Dr. Michael Goran, director of the University of Southern California's Childhood Obesity Research Center.

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