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can't help (doing sth)

不由
bù yóu
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People can begin to love when they choose, but they have no choice when it comes to ending love.
人们或可選择何时开始恋爱，但它的终结卻不由人。
The president laughed in spite of himself.
总統不由自主地笑了起来。
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