The online systems may make my life a lot easier but I feel like I'm giving up control.

在线系统可能会让我的生活变得容易很多，但我感觉我正在放弃控制权。

youdao

I hated the situation I was in and the shoplifting was about having some control over my life.

我痛恨我当时的生活状况，我认为偷窃能够满足我对生活的一部分的控制欲。

youdao

I realized that my control in life extended to my thoughts, what I spoke from my mouth, and what I felt.

我也认识到我对生活的控制扩展到对我的思想、我所说的话以及我的感觉的控制。

youdao

Eventually, I came to realize that I had much more control over my life.

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This was the first time in my life I had realized that no matter how hard I worked I could not control my future and was a victim of circumstance.

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