The two friends cling together wherever they go.

这对朋友无论到哪里，总是如胶似漆，粘在一起。

The children cling to their father for more pocket money.

孩子们黏着爸爸，要他再给此零花钱。

Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

要像坚守生命一样坚守住它们，因为失去它们，生活就会毫无意义。

Yet, we see so many people cling to their circumstances.

然而，我们看到如此多的人坚持他们的环境。

Do you see how the men cling to the mast of the ship?

你看到船上的人多么努力地握住船上的桅杆了吗？

Now we take a bowl, oil it and line it with cling film.

拿个碗 刷上油 铺上保鲜膜。

Well, sloth babies cling to their mothers' bodies for almost a year.

树懒宝宝会抓住它们母亲的身体就这么抓将近一年。

As the water level rises, the ants cling to each other forming a living raft.

随着水面上升，蚂蚁们相互抱团，形成一个活的筏子。

So why do people cling to these bits of forgotten religions, coincidences and outdated advice?

那么为什么人们会坚持相信这些被遗忘的宗教迷信、巧合和过时的建议呢？

We adopt and cling to some beliefs because-or partly because-it pays us to do so.

我们接受并且坚持某些观点是因为--或者部分是因为--这样做可以让我们“获益”。