When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet.

经济发展速度开始减慢时，艾琳·斯派罗还不至于束手无策。

Biting your nails is a bad habit.

咬指甲是一个不好的习惯。

Sorry, Neil, I was, er… biting my nails.

哦，抱歉，尼尔，我刚才在咬指甲。

I wish you'd stop biting your nails, it's gross!

希望你不要再咬指甲啦，那好恶心啊！

In fact, a bitten nail grows three times faster than a healthy nail.

事实上，被咬过的指甲比健康的指甲生长速度快三倍。

But what about the habits that you don't always notice, like biting your nails?

但是那些你没有注意到的习惯呢，比如咬指甲?

But, of course, some sounds simply are disturbing – for example you biting your nails, Phil!

但是，当然，有些声音就是令人心烦——比如你咬指甲，菲尔！

And I find myself biting my nails whenever I'm focused on reading or watching a movie.

专心看书或看电影的时候我也常常会咬指甲。

Many people who are nervous do actually bite their nails, which is where this expression comes from.

许多处于紧张状态的人，实际上都会咬指甲，这就是这个表达的来源。

You can also find denatonium in special nail polishes designed to help stop people from biting their nails.

你还能在一种为帮助防止人们啃指甲的特制指甲油中发现这种物质。

I can tell you're anxious, 'cause you're biting your nails, which is what you always do when you're anxious.

我看出来你很焦虑。因为你在咬指甲，你每次焦虑的时候都会那样。

You don't want to bite your nails.

你不想咬指甲。

She caught herself biting her nails.

她发现自己在咬指甲。

Not so surprising that Sophie starts biting her nails.

索菲开始咬指甲也就不足为奇了。

We can bite each other's nails.

我们可以互相咬指甲。

I also bite my nails really badly, by the way.

顺便说一下，我的指甲也咬得很厉害。

If you are very nervous, you might bite your nails.

如果你非常紧张，你可能会咬指甲。

Sophie continued to bite her nails.

索菲继续咬指甲。

I wish I could stop biting my nails.

【bite】我希望自己能改掉咬指甲的毛病。

He also started biting his nails.

他也开始咬指甲。