Staying calm was an exercise in self-control.

保持镇定是一种自我控制活动。

Mr. Wang thinks the key to use the apps well is to have good self-control.

王先生认为，利用好这些应用程序的关键在于要有良好的自我控制能力。

Avoiding temptation is one effective strategy for maintaining self-control.

远离诱惑是坚持自我控制的一个有效策略。

From a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others.

有些孩子在很小的时候就表现出比其他孩子更好的自我控制能力。

Children with minor self-control problems were likely as adults to have minor health problems.

如果孩子的自我控制能力问题较轻，那么成年后出现的健康问题也会较少。

The next time you're faced with a choice that takes self-control, clench your fist or firm that bicep.

下次当你面临需要自我控制的选择时，握紧你的拳头或收紧你的二头肌。

Some of their earliest observations have to do with the level of self-control the youngsters displayed.

他们最早观察到的一些现象与儿童表现出来的自我控制程度有关。

Children with minor self-control problems were likely as adults to have minor health problems, and so on.

有轻微自我控制问题的孩子成年后可能会有轻微的健康问题，等等。

It looks as though self-control is something that in one generation can disadvantage the next generation.

自我控制能力看来会从一代影响到下一代。

Changing your beliefs about the nature of your self-control can have positive effects on character development.

改变你对自我控制本质的想法，可以对性格发展产生积极的影响。

People who score on personality tests as more sympathetic cry more than those who are more rigid or have more self-control.

在性格测试中得分较高，也就是更有同情心的人，比性格刚强或自我控制能力较强的人更容易哭。

The next time you're faced with a choice that takes self-control, clench your fist or firm that bicep. Your will might firm up.

下次当你面临需要自我控制的选择时，握紧你的拳头或收紧你的二头肌。你的意志也会坚强起来。

The good news is that Moffitt says self-control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have proved to be effective.

好消息是，莫菲特说，自我控制能力可以由父母训练培养，而且学校的课程也有效果。

Each of us can develop his or her own "energy saving programme" with a little self-observation, critical self-control and, above all, logical consistency.

我们每人都可以通过些许自我观察、批判性的自我控制，尤其是逻辑一致性，来制定自己的“节能计划”。

Terry Moffitt's paper on the link between childhood self-control and adults' status decades later is published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

特里·莫菲特的论文介绍了童年时期的自我控制能力与几十年后成年状况之间的联系，发表在《美国科学院院报》上。

Speaking from New Zealand via Skype, Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed, and weren't just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.

在新西兰接受网络电话采访的莫菲特解释说，孩子自我控制的问题受到了广泛关注，而这不仅仅是少数调皮孩子的问题。

If you spend much time with educators and policymakers, you'll hear a lot of the following words: "standards" "results" "skills" "self-control" "accountability" and so on.

如果你花很多时间与教育工作者和政策制定者在一起，你会听到很多诸如“标准”、“结果”、“技能”、“自我控制”、“责任感”的词汇。

If you spend much time with educators and policymakers, you'll hear a lot of the following words: "standards," "results," "skills," "self-control," "accountability," and so on.

如果你花很多时间与教育工作者和政策制定者在一起，你会听到很多这样的词汇：“标准”、“结果”、“技能”、“自我控制”、“问责制”等等。

Whereas some of the low self-control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser.

然而，一些自我控制能力低的研究对象更有可能是收入非常低的单亲父母，父母的健康状况很差，很可能是重度药物滥用者。

Terry Moffitt of Duke University and her research colleagues found that kids with self-control issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.

杜克大学的特里·莫菲特和她的研究同事们发现，有自我控制问题的孩子在长大成人后往往会面临一系列更棘手的问题。

You need to demonstrate more self-control.

你应该表现出更强的自制力。

It took all his self-control not to shout at them.

他强压怒火，没有冲他们叫嚷。

His self-control, reserve and aloofness were almost inhuman.

他的自制力、矜持和孤傲几乎有些不近人情。

The key is to have good self-control.

关键是要有良好的自制力。

If you don't have confidence in your self-control, ask your parents for help.

如果你对自己的自控力没有信心，可以向你的父母寻求帮助。

Most students are short of self-control. Spending too much time on the phone prevents them from learning.

大多数学生都缺乏自制力。花太多时间玩手机会妨碍他们学习。

If you do daily "self-control exercises", such as making your bed or brushing your teeth, you'll improve your overall willpower.

如果你每天都做“自制练习”，比如整理床铺或刷牙，你的整体意志力就会得到提高。

Even the children who had above-average self-control as preschoolers could have benefited from more self-control training.

甚至那些自制力高于平均水平的学龄前儿童也能从更多的自制力训练中受益。

Even the children who had above-average self-control as pre-schoolers, could have benefited from more self-control training.

甚至那些自制力高于平均水平的学龄前儿童，也能通过多参加自制力训练受益。

Some people blame the smart phone for the tragedy, yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.

一些人把悲剧归咎于智能手机，然而事实上，人们自制力和自律性的减弱是罪魁祸首。