珍惜已经拥有的(英文词汇拓展21)

本篇选了网络上的两段文章，稍有修改。

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本篇英文阅读难度： 5（5~6 - 上海市高中生英文阅读难度和大学四级难度，6~7 - 英语六级阅读难度，7~9 – 英语八级和TOEFL难度，9~10- GRE语文难度）

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1.  Franselm  所写

今天早上，我读的一段经文中，我读到启示录  3  章  11  节  :“  要持守你所有的，免得有人夺去你的王冠。  ”  当我开始思考这首诗的时候，我突然想到，在生活中，很多时候，我们很容易失去我们拥有的好东西，因为我们渴望我们还未拥有的。

因为艰难，我们很容易失去信念；因为我们认为他们是理所当然的，我们很容易失去工作、配偶和好朋友；在与父母和兄弟姐妹打交道时，我们很容易想当然，变得粗心大意，因为他们没有像以前那样做，我们很容易心生怨恨。当我们追求更伟大的事业和更绿的牧场时，重要的是我们不能忽视我们所拥有的需要维持和爱护的美好事物，正如一首谚语所说  :“  双鸟在林不如一鸟在手  ”  。

疏忽和臆断会使我们付出高昂的代价。如果你有工作，即使你在寻找另的工作，也要勤奋努力  ;  如果你有配偶，即使你努力工作来维持家庭收支，也要把时间和爱奉献给你的配偶  ;  当你期盼神的承诺应验的时候，坚守你的信心去行。善待你的父母和兄弟姐妹，因为无法预知明天。

闪光的不一定都是金子。让我们珍惜已经拥有的，即使我们期待更伟大的事情。

2  ．  Benna Strober  博士所写

在过去的一周里，我经历了深刻的情感，这让我坐下来进行了大量的反思。

上周末，我的一个高中朋友在一场悲惨的事故中失去了他  14  岁的女儿。在一眨眼的功夫，他的整个生活改变了。在一切还来得及的时候，认识到生命是多么宝贵是非常重要的。

我并不是说让你的孩子学会如何照顾自己不重要，不是说他们不需要学习礼貌，也不是说他们不需要自己洗衣服。我并不是说对孩子的顶嘴或无礼行为感到生气不理智。但我想说的是，花点时间想想什么是重要的，什么是可以忽略的；为什么你应该放下手机，并和孩子们一起玩游戏，和他们一起看  Youtube  视频，和他们一起出去跑步，了解他们的激情、恐惧、甚至是每天的  “  焦虑  ”  。  “  你可能不知道该说什么或如何处理某些情况，但这没关系。主要的想法就是为了你孩子和你自己而  “  在场陪伴  ”  ，并懂得  “  在场陪伴  ”  的每一刻都是珍贵的。

我的朋友和他的女儿就是这样生活的。任何语言都无法带走他的痛苦，但希望他的悲剧能给其他人一个教训，珍惜你所拥有的，充分利用你和孩子们在一起的每一天和每一刻。

为人父母当然不易，但当你知道自己尽了最大的努力，养育了另一个人，让他   (   或她   )   走出家庭来到外面的世界，然后这孩子也将做同样的事情，你从中得到的回报是无价的。

1. By Franselm

In one of my readings this morning, I came across a  verse¹from Rev 3:11 which says: “   Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown   .” As I began to  reflect²on this verse, it occurred to me that many a time, in life,   it is easy to lose the good things that we have because we   yearn³for what we don’t have.

It is easy to lose faith because of difficult time; it is easy to lose a job, a   spouse⁴, and a good friend because we have  taken them for granted⁵; it is easy to  presume⁶and become careless in our dealings with parents andsiblings(兄弟姐妹)and to be  resentful⁷because they don’t do as before. As we search for greater things and greener pastures, it is important that we do not lose sight of the good things we have that need to be preserved and protected. The old  adage⁸says:“ A bird at hand is worth more than two in the bush”.

Negligence⁹and presumptions can cost us  dearly¹⁰. If you have a job, do it  diligently¹¹even as you are looking for another one; if you have a spouse,  devote¹²time and love to your spouse even as you are working hard to  make ends meet¹³; take hold of your faith practice even as you hope for God’s promise to come true; be nice to your parents and your siblings because you never know what may happen tomorrow.

All that  glitters¹⁴is not always gold. Let us  cherish¹⁵what we have even as we look forward to greater things.

2. by Dr. Benna Strober

I have experienced deep emotions the past week that have made me sit back and do a great deal of reflecting.

A high school friend of mine lost his 14-year-old daughter in a tragic accident last weekend. In the blink of an eye his entire life changed. It is so important to realize how very precious life is before it is too late.

I am not saying it’s not important to make sure your kids learn how to take care of themselves or that they don’t need to learn manners or how to do their own laundry. I am not saying it is not sensible to get  annoyed¹⁶with your teen’s  backtalk¹⁷or disrespectful behavior. But what I am saying is to take time to think about what is important and what youcanlet slide(放在一边); why you should put down your phones and play a game with your kids, watch a Youtube video with them, run around outside with them, get to know their passions, fears and even every dayangst([æŋkst] n.    焦虑  ;  担忧  ). You might not know the right things to say or how to handle certain situations but that’s okay. The main idea is to be PRESENT for your kids and for yourself and know that every momentis precious.

My friend and his daughter lived life like that. There are no words to take away his pain but hopefully his tragedy can be a lesson to others to cherish what you have and make the most of every day and moment you have with your children.

Being a parent is definitely not easy, but the reward you  reap¹⁸from knowing you did your best and raised another human being to go out into the world to then do the same with the child is  priceless¹⁹.

注：   上述大部分词汇拓展例句取自牛津词典、柯林斯词典和百度在线词典，词缀部分参考了百度在线词典。