I couldn't help it.

我沒辦法呀。（只能那么做）

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(I) couldn't help it.

我沒辦法

meaning: to say that we don't want to do a particular thing because we know it's not good, but we can't stop ourselves from doing it.

情景一：

比如吃甜食的這個習慣，很不好，可是一緊張的時候我就是沒辦法會吃零食。那我們可以這么說：

I know I shouldn’t eat sweets when I’m stressed, but I can’t help it.

情景二：

比如媽媽們針對孩子很多的壞習慣，這些孩子們有理由懟回去了。

Mom:?"Stop biting your fingernails."

Her son: "I can't help it"

variations

I couldn't help myself.

She couldn't help herself.

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She knew she sounded just like her mother but she couldn’t help herself.

她知道說起話來就像她母親的口氣一樣，但是她也沒有辦法。

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I couldn't help doing it.

I couldn't help thinking you were wasting your potential

我不禁想你簡直就是在浪費你的潛能。

I couldn't help feeling mum must have had a hand in it?

我怎么感覺到媽媽好像插手了這件事？

I?couldn't help staying up to watch the end of the movie.

我受不了就熬夜把那部電影的結局看了。

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搭訕必備

I couldn't help but notice(something)

I couldn't help but overhear(something)

有的時候你不經意間注意到別人的某些東西，而且還想和對方談論一下，就是控住不住對吧。雖然有一點點不自在或是尷尬，但是就是要這么做，那就可以用今天學的表達：

Hey,?Icouldn't help noticingthe tattoo on your inner arm. It's really cool. Does it mean anything?

嗨，你好，我不經意間看到你手臂內側的紋身。看起來真的很酷，它有什么含義嗎？

Icouldn't help but overhearyou saying something about a film festival. Are you a filmmaker?

我剛才無意中聽到你提到電影節(jié)相關的什么東西，你是電影制作人嗎？

為了使用而翻譯

I knew he might be offended but i couldn‘t help laughing