Once a habit is formed, it is difficult and sometimes almost impossible to get rid of it.

一旦习惯形成，要想摆脱它，那几乎是不可能的。

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Therefore, it is impossible to get rid of any bad habit if we change our minds constantly.

因此，我们不断地改变我们的意志是不可能成功地改掉坏习惯的。

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And once it had taken hold, it was almost impossible to get rid of, as one damp month succeeded the other.

一旦被它站稳脚跟，就很难斩草除根，因为潮湿月一个接着一个。

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We made it virtually impossible to get rid of people who weren't doing their job, on, and on, and on, and on.

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If they do not voluntarily depart then they are nearly impossible to get rid of due to civil-service rules, regardless of whether they are productive or the work they do is still required.

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In other words, hoarders assign too much value to their possessions, making it difficult or impossible to decide to get rid of them.

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