If you've ever tried to change a personal habit (nail biting, for example) you know that it's virtually impossible unless you have something else to replace the old behavior.

如果你试着改变自己的某个个人习惯(比如咬指甲之类)，你会知道那基本上是不可能的，除非你能找到其他的事情来替换旧习惯。

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So China needs to tell Mr Kim, in unmistakable terms, that if the test goes ahead, biting sanctions will follow.

所以中国需要明确无误的告诉金先生，如果继续进行核试验，他将会受到严厉制裁。

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A doctor with ideas as to psychiatric treatments asked him "if they were biting," to which he received the harsh reply: "Of course not, you fool, since this is a bathtub."

一个精通心理治疗的医生曾问他，“是否鱼儿在咬钩”，结果却得到了一句刺耳的回答：“当然不会了，你这个笨蛋，这是浴桶！”

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Occasionally he grimaces, as if he were biting down on the golden flames in his mouth.

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That way, if the fish aren't biting, you can check fantasy baseball.

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Wales face Italy in the Millennium Stadium next and there will be some nail-biting as the players wait to see if they have done enough to keep the red shirt on their back.

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