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！

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。

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。

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。

He also started biting his nails.

他也开始咬指甲。

I wish I could stop biting my nails.

【bite】我希望自己能改掉咬指甲的毛病。

It's so close, and you're so nervous that you're biting your nails.

它是如此接近，你紧张得咬指甲。

So it was fitting yesterday when the World Cup final went into extra time and the TV broadcast briefly showed a woman literally biting her nails.

昨天的一幕恰如其分，当世界杯决赛进入加时赛时，电视上短暂地播放了一名女子咬指甲的画面。

In this case, Stu is biting his nails, which some people believe is a bad habit.

在这种情况下， 斯图咬指甲，有些人认为这是一个坏习惯。

They're bad habits, like biting one's nails, but I don't know that they're worse than that.

这是坏习惯， 就像咬指甲一样， 但我不知道还有比这更糟的。

If, for example, you want to stop biting your nails, take pictures of your nails over time so you can track your progress in how those nails grow back out.

例如，如果你想停止咬指甲，随着时间的推移给你的指甲拍照，这样你就可以跟踪你的指甲是如何长出来的。

Whether it's someone biting their nails, rustling a crisp bag, or scraping a knife on a dinner plate, some everyday sounds have the power to make us angry or upset.

无论是有人咬指甲，脆袋发出沙沙声，还是刀具刮在餐盘上，一些日常的声音有让我们生气或心烦的能力。

" The man was fidgeting. Ah, he's fidgeting. He's so stressed, he can't sort of stay still. And biting his nails." Okay?

“那个男人在坐立不安。啊，他在坐立不安。他压力太大了，他有点坐不住了。还咬着指甲。”好的？