As the teacher it's your obligation to separate your personal idiosyncrasies from the subject matter.

作为教师你有责任把个人癖好从教学内容中排除。

Every man is a junkie for something.

每个人都有点小癖好。

She has a mania for driving fast.

她有开快车的癖好。

The divorcee was previously warned by his doctor that his Christmas addiction could kill him.

帕克的医生之前警告他，他的圣诞节癖好可能会害了他。

Women were such funny little creatures and it never hurt to humor their small whims.

女人就是这样一些有趣的小家伙嘛，对她们的癖好迁就一点不会有什么坏处。

It is a hobby of mine to have an exact knowledge of London.

准确了解伦敦是我的一种癖好。

I can see how people get a taste for this.

看来还真有人有这癖好。

A pleasant, hospitable woman, with a harmless craze for the small lions of literary society; a rather dull man, doing his duty in that state of life in which a merciful Providence had placed him; two nice-looking, healthy children.

一个和蔼可、殷勤好客的妻子，有结交文学界小名人的无害的癖好；一个并不很聪明的丈夫，在慈悲的上帝安排给他的那种生活中兢兢业业、恪尽职责：两个漂亮、健康的孩子。

Laurie had received many compliments in his life, but never one that suited him better, as he plainly showed though he did laugh at his wife's peculiar taste, while she said slowly, " May I ask you a question, dear? "

劳里一生中接受过许许多多赞赏，但没有一个像这样更中他的心意，直率地流露出来，尽管对他妻子这特殊的癖好不免取笑一番，这时艾米慢慢地问道，“爱的，我能问你一个问题吗？”

" Why didn't you confiscate them then? " demanded Harry, it seemed extraordinary that Hermione's mania for upholding the rules could have abandoned her at this crucial juncture.

“你怎么没把那些东西没收了呢？”哈利问，对赫敏维护规章制度的癖好在这节骨眼上松懈下来似乎觉得不可思议。

They especially hated Mr Creakle, who was in the habit of beating them regularly with a heavy stick which he carried with him at all times.

他们尤其讨厌克里古尔先生，说他有揍学生的癖好，用他那根从不离身的粗木棍。

We wanted to talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together. Also, we both know how important it is to respect each other's quirks.

在我们开始生活在一起之前，我们就想要就每一件事来开诚布公的好好谈一谈。而且我们也都知道，相互尊重对方的一些隐私或癖好这件事是多么的重要。

He was an old man with a red face and white hair. He had two hobbies. The first was arguing. He argued with everybody.

他是一位面色红润、头发银白的老人。他有两个癖好。其一是争辩。他会和所有的人争论一番。

" No, I am not gathering material, I assure you, " was my answer. " I have neither aptitude nor inclination for fiction" .

" 不，我不是在搜集素材，我向你保证，" 我这样回答，" 对于小说我既没有才能也没有癖好。"

Here's what's odd. If your neighbor had something to hide, why'd he invite you in to see all of his stuff?

怪异的就是，如果你们邻居有意隐瞒恶心的癖好，他怎么可能邀请你们去参观他的收藏呢？

Your leg still jiggles to " I Want You Back" , despite what you know about Michael Jackson's proclivities.

尽管你知道迈克尔·杰克逊的不良癖好，但你听到" 我想要你回来" 时还是会开始抖腿。

Hey, I was not that bad of a husband, and somebody had to support your Italian shoe addiction.

我可不是那么糟糕的丈夫，有人得满足你收藏意大利鞋的癖好。

A pack rat refers to someone who likes to keep things instead of getting rid of them.

“有收集癖好的人”表示某人储藏东西，不愿意清理掉它们。

Another term for a pack rat is a hoarder.

“有收集癖好的人”的另外一种表述是“贮藏者”。

Why do we even have them?

为什麽我们会有这些癖好?