人生遊戲五隻球 Good Thoughts to Keep in Mind
佚名/Anonymous
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some fve balls in the air. You name them：Work, Family, Health, Friends, Spirit. And you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls—family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
How?
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling tothem as you would to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
Don't let your life slip through your fngers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us each together.
Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to fnd. The quickest way to receive love is to give；the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly；and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.
Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift：that's why we call it“The Present”.
試著把生活想象成一個遊戲——在空中拋接五隻球。它們是：工作、家庭、健康、友誼和精神。你想讓它們盡量停留在空中，很快，你就會發現，唯有工作是隻橡皮球，拋之於地，還會反彈回來。而另外四隻——家庭、健康、友誼和精神都是玻璃球，如果將其中任何一隻拋至地麵，都會不可避免地留下疤痕、裂縫，甚至粉身碎骨，毫無辦法將其複原。因此，你必須懂得維係生活的均衡。
如何維係生活的均衡呢？
切勿盲目與他人比較，而低估自身的價值。須知，人與人之間有差異，才顯出個性。
切勿視他人的追求為自己的目標，唯有自己知曉自身所需。
切勿漠視心靈深處的東西。珍視它們，如同生命；反之，生活將空洞黯然。
切勿讓生命從指間悄然流逝，充斥昨日的憂傷和明天的憧憬。活在今天，將會讓每個日子充滿陽光。
切勿屈服認輸，一息尚存，奮鬥不止。
切勿妄自菲薄，我們各有所長，亦各有所短，才會彼此相依。
切勿懼怕冒險，我們因冒險而學會勇敢。
切勿以真愛難求為由而緊閉心扉。給予愛，才能得到愛；緊抓住愛，隻會失去愛；賦予愛一雙翅膀，才會令愛長駐。
切勿做生命的匆匆過客，將自己源自何方以及去往何處拋至腦後。
切勿忘懷，得到他人的理解是人生最強烈的感情需求。
切勿停止學習，知識不會成為負擔，帶著它，你可以輕裝上路。
切勿虛度時光，切勿出言不善，正所謂，覆水難收。
生活不是一場比賽，而是一段旅途，需要我們細細品味。
昨天已成曆史，明天仍是未知，而今天是上帝的恩賜。正因如此，我們稱今天為“禮物”。
W詞匯筆記
juggle['d??gl]v.變戲法；巧妙處理，歪曲，捏造
例 Don't juggle with your accounts.
不要在你的賬目上搞鬼。
bounce[bauns]v.彈跳；使……跳
例 Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
成功就是在落到底時你能跳起多高。
scuff[sk?f]v.使磨損；拖著腳走
例 I scuff the heel of my boot on the step.
我的靴子後跟在台階上磨壞了。
encounter[in'kaunt?]v.遇到；偶然碰到；遭遇
例 His encounter with the guard dog had completely unnerved him.
他遇上了警衛犬，把他嚇壞了。
S小試身手
切勿屈服認輸，一息尚存，奮鬥不止。
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切勿懼怕冒險，我們因冒險而學會勇敢。
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切勿忘懷，得到他人的理解是人生最強烈的感情需求。
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P短語家族
But the other four balls—family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass.
be made of：由……組成；由……構成
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Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others.
compare……to：把……比做
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