I was unable to shake off my self-pity.

我无法从自怜中摆脱出来。

I found it difficult to shake off a sense of social inferiority.

我发现很难摆脱社会地位低下的自卑感。

The company hasn't been able to shake off its image as stodgy and old-fashioned.

该公司一直未能摆脱其古板守旧的形象。

Businessmen are frantically trying to shake off the bad habits learned under six decades of a protected economy.

商人们拼命想摆脱60年来在保护经济下所养成的这些坏习惯。

It is universally acknowledged that it's very difficult to shake off bad habits.

众所周知，摆脱不良习惯是非常困难的。