人生是美好的，但要學會如何享用美好的生活。
scissor ['siz] n. 剪刀
I need a scissor to cut the article off the paper.
我需要一把剪刀把這篇報紙文章剪下來。
repentance [ri'pentns] n. 悔改；後悔
The end of passion is the beginning of repentance.
**的結束是後悔的開始。
unpredictable [，npri'diktbl] adj. 出乎意料的；不可預知的
Is this era really the first unpredictable one？
這真的是第一個無法預測的時代嗎？
toss [t：s] v. 投擲；使……不安；被亂扔
I would toss them into the sea.
我會把它們統統扔進大海。
讀報的時候，看到一篇好文章，總想把它剪下來收藏。
當我們忙碌於這件事的時候，注意力卻又被另一件事所吸引。
當有一扇對你關閉時，一定會有另一扇為你敞開。
When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers...
come across：偶遇；無意中發現；講得清楚明白
It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we are engaged in another.
be engaged in：參與；從事；忙於
思想決定你的目標
Thought and Purpose
詹姆斯·艾倫 / James Allen
Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment. With the majority the bark of thought is allowed to "drift" upon the ocean of life. Aimlessness is a vice， and such drifting must not continue for him who would steer clear of catastrophe and destruction.
They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries， fears， troubles， and self-pitying， all of which are indications of weakness， which lead， just as surely as deliberately planned sins (though by a different route)， to failure， unhappiness， and loss， for weakness cannot persist in a power evolving universe.
A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart， and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal， or it may be a worldly object， according to his nature at the time being； but whichever it is， he should steadily focus his thought-forces upon the object， which he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty， and should devote himself to its attainment， not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies， longings， and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must until weakness is overcome)， the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success， and this will form a new starting-point for future power and triumph.