习惯

I only do it out of habit .

我这么做只是出于习惯。

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In the division of the concept civil custom with common law and positive law, the civil custom is the standard with sanction by public in civil life field.

在民事习惯与习惯法、民事习惯与制定法两组概念的区分中将民事习惯界定为在民事生活领域，经社会公众普遍遵守并具有一定约束力的社会规范。

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good/bad habits

良好习惯；恶习

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You need to change your eating habits.

你得改变你的饮食习惯。

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I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) .

我这人做事总是凭习惯。

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“Not choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd,” William Wordsworth said in the 19th century.

19世纪时，威廉·华兹华斯曾说过，“是习惯，而不是选择，在支配那些不善于思考的人。”

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But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they're there to stay.

但不必费力戒除旧习惯;这些惯有程序一旦植入脑海，便会根深蒂固。

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Cultivating good behavior habits is a vital way to implement quality education. Good habits can benefit people in all his life.

习惯成自然就是能力。培养良好的行为习惯是实施素质教育的重要途径，而好的习惯则使人受益一生。

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It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit .

偶尔借点钱倒没关系，但不要养成习惯。

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In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.

从口音、举止和思维习惯上看，他完全是东欧人。

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I'm not in the habit of letting strangers into my apartment.

我不习惯让陌生人进我家。

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This is where developing new habits comes in.

这就是培养新习惯的意义所在。

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He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous...

他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。

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These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues. 

当顾客们常常受一系列精心设计的日常暗示的影响而不假思索地吃零食或擦拭柜台时，他们的这些习惯已经为公司赚取了数十亿美元。 

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But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks.

但大脑研究人员发现，当我们有意识地培养新习惯时，就会在大脑中形成相应的（神经）通路，甚至创造出全新的脑细胞，这可以使我们的思维跳跃到新的创新轨道。

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I got into the habit of calling in on Gloria on my way home from work.

我习惯于在下班回家的路上顺便探望格洛丽亚。

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Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors — habits — among consumers. 

过去的十年里,许多公司完善了在消费者中培养自动行为（习惯）的艺术。 

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So it seems paradoxical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation.

所以，将习惯同创造力和创新在同一语境下进行讨论似乎是自相矛盾的。

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They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month...

他们每月举办两三次宴会，都成习惯了。

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The programs also let users keep track of daily habits like caffeine intake, exercise and meals, among other things, so they can see which habits might be affecting their sleep.

这类软件还让使用者记录日常习惯，如咖啡因的摄入量、锻炼习惯和饮食习惯等等，这样就可以了解到使用者的那些习惯会影响其睡眠。

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Many people add salt to their food out of habit, without even tasting it first.

很多人是出于习惯往食物里加盐，事先甚至连尝都不尝。

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A good way to break the habit of eating too quickly is to put your knife and fork down after each mouthful...

改掉吃饭太快的坏习惯有一个好办法，那就是每吃一口就把刀叉放下。

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In th is" basic project", it is essential to hold to the following two important basic points: ( 1) developing good moral habits in daily life, interpersonal communication, self-discipline, etc.

此项“基本工程”必须把握两个极为重要的基点：在日常习惯、生活方式习惯、人际习惯、自律习惯，努力培养良好的日常生活道德习惯，使习惯成为自然；

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He has the irritating habit of biting his nails.

他有咬指甲的讨厌习惯。

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He said that rushing meals was a behaviour that might have been learned in infancy, and could be reversed, although this might not be easy.

吃饭快可能是婴儿期学会的一种习惯，尽管改掉这个习惯不太容易，但也可能有办法使这个习惯相反。

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Habits are a funny thing.

习惯是个非常有趣的东西。

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Instead, the new habits we deliberately press into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads.

相反，我们有意识培养的新习惯会在脑海中行成相似的思维路径，它们能绕开那些原来的道路。

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I'm trying to break the habit of staying up too late.

我正试图改掉熬夜的习惯。

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I've got into the habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home.

我习惯了一回家就打开电视。

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To inure, as to hardship or ridicule. Poor people often become hardened to suffering.

使习惯于使习惯于，如艰苦或尴尬之境况穷人常常习惯于艰难苦楚。

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