坏习惯-控制(3)

Eradicating¹ these bad habits

 

改掉坏习惯

 

Controlling.

 

控制

 

It's hard to be happy without feeling in control ofyour life, but you can take this too far in the other direction by making yourself unhappy through trying to control too much.

 

对生活没有掌控是很难快乐的，但过犹不及，你也可能因为掌控太多而让自己不快乐。

 

This is especially true with people. The only person you can control in your life is you.

 

这对于人们来说尤为正确。你生命中唯一能控制的人就是自己。

 

When you feel that nagging² desire to dictate³ other people's behavior, this will inevitably⁴ blow up in your face and make youun happy.

 

当你感到挥之不去的欲望指示了别人的行为，这将不可避免地表现在你脸上，并让你感到不高兴。

 

Even if you can control someone in the short term,it usually requires pressure in the form of force or fear, and treating peoplethis way won't leave you feeling good about yourself.

 

即使你能阶段性地控制别人，通常需要武力或是恐惧的压力。以这种方式对待别人不会让你对自己感觉良好。

1 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

2 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

4 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。