Also, in his gambling, he had one besetting weakness—faith in a system; and this made his damnation certain.

而且赌起来有个坏习惯———认死理，对一套赌法坚信不移，也要倒霉。

I did not then know the besetting sin of woman, the passion to discuss her private affairs with anyone who is willing to listen.

那时候我还不懂女人的一种无法摆脱的恶习--热衷于同任何一个愿意倾听的人讨论自己的。

For Fatma Oussedik, an Algerian sociologist and professor at the University of Algiers, authorities' permissiveness towards sheep fights signals a quiet crisis besetting both masculinity and politics.

阿尔及利亚社会学家、阿尔及尔大学教授法特玛-欧塞迪克（Fatma Oussedik）认为，当局对斗羊的纵容预示着一场困扰男性和政治的悄然危机。