Habits tend to last the long term, whereas resolutions tend to fade out.

习惯往往会持续很长时间，而决心往往会失。

Money often makes obvious our tragic human flaws.

钱往往能暴露人性中那些可悲弱点。

After breakfast Harry would go out into the backyard, take out his wand, tap the third brick from the left above the dustbin, and stand back as the archway into Diagon Alley opened in the wall.

早饭后，哈利往往到后院去，拿出他魔杖，敲敲垃圾桶上方从左面数第三块砖头，然后后退一步，看着墙上打开通向对角巷拱道。

When things go wrong the pessimist tends to blame himself.

当出了问题之后，悲观主义者往往自我责备。

Stereotypes often have a grain of truth.

刻板印象往往有一点道理。

We should live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come.

每一天我们都应该以和善态度、沛精力和热情欣赏来度过，而这些恰恰是在来日方长时往往被我们忽视东西。

Formal language tends to be much more indirect.

正式英语往往更间接。

In emerging markets past glories are often a foretaste of future triumphs.

在新兴市场，旧日辉煌往往预示着明日成功。

Indeed! I murmured. Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.

确是这样！许多刑事犯罪案件往往取决于这一点。

Eminence invites criticism and often vicious attacks.

卓越会招致批评，甚至往往是恶毒攻击。

But, in Asian myths, dragons are often benign.

但是在亚洲神话中。龙往往是仁。

Certain things often have gestures for them.

特定事物往往有特定手势。

Women tend to impart their secrets to their intimate friends.

女人往往喜欢把秘密向她们闺中密友吐露。

Usually, with the games looming, there are concerns about readiness.

一般来说，随着比赛临近，人们往往会担心奥运会筹备工作。

Each of us have a lot more time in the day than we realize, but that time can often get frittered away if used without intention.

我们每个人一天中时间比我们意识到要多得多，但如果没有目地使用这些时间，这些时间往往会被浪费掉。

The loss of a partner often has severe negative financial consequences, especially for women.

失去伴侣往往会伴随巨大经济打击，女性更是如此。

Take inventory before you shop. Impulse buys can be a waste of money, especially if you splurge on a pair of black pants, only to see your ten other pairs when you get home.

购物前拉个清单。 即兴购物往往会浪费很多钱。特别是当你花大价钱买了一条黑色裤子时，结果回家发现自己已经有十条了。

And to make matters worse, " Delay" is the hardest factor in the equation to control, since the time at which we'll get a task's reward is often set in stone.

更糟糕是，“延期”是这个等式中最难控制因素，因为我们获得任务奖励时间往往是固定不变。

Academic historians have tended to hate Foucault's work.

术型历史者往往讨厌福柯。

These people shy away from risky investments in new technology.

这些企业管理者往往会避免对新技术进行风险投资。