We resist change, but fear of the unknown can result in clinging to status quo behaviors-no matter how bad they are.

我们抵抗改变，是因为对未知的恐惧可能会让我们更加依附着现状的行为——不管现状是如何的不好。

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She was no longer herself but a woman, with a woman's clinging need; and though she leaned ever so lightly, the need seemed satisfied.

她再也不是她自己，而是个女人，像女人一样需要偎靠。虽然偎靠得很轻很轻，她的需要却似乎得到了满足。

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Since we want to get a better understanding of the world, there's no use in clinging to our beliefs because they're more familiar and comfortable to us.

由于我们是想要更好的了解这个世界，因此，不能因为这个信仰是我们所熟悉的，就执着于它。

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No doubt clinging to yesterday's customs helps explain why tennis' fan base--rabid as it is at the core--is limited, compared with other major sports.

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She was found clinging to a rocky outcropping no bigger than a yoga mat on a near-vertical slope.

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