Educators commonly advocate abstinence and only 13 states require that sex education even be medically accurate.

教育者一提倡节欲，而且有13个国家会要求医学上较为准确的性教育。

The aim of this particular method seems to be abstinence — to keep him from drinking at all.

这种特殊疗法的目的似乎“节欲”——防止该患者饮酒。

Much has been done to promote safe sex, such as condom use, behavior change and even abstinence.

促进安全性行为方面做了很多努力，包括安全套的使用、行为改变甚至节欲。