如果说西方人能够与这种陋习决裂，难道中国人就不能？

But if Westerners were able to break themselves of the habit, why not the Chinese?

在没有防备的情况下，我们很容易陷入像作战状态这样的陋习。

When we're caught off-guard, we're more likely to fall back into old, ineffective habits like the combat mentality.

在2001年出版的一本书中用“无纸化办公的秘密”来总结这个陋习。

A 2001 book, "the Myth of the Paperless Office", summed up the conventional wisdom.

知识分子往往互相轻视，或由于自矜自高，或由于忌妒他人，自古以来就有这种陋习。

Intellectuals often contempt, or because of Zijin exalted, or because the envy of others, since ancient times has this kind of bad habits.

这不是一个需要对你的伴侣有对抗心理的时间，同样也不是让你的陋习施展的时间。

This is not a time to get confrontational with your partner, and vice versa.