Rather than focusing on the givens, accept those. Focus on the options. Find ways to express the real you! Find the places where you have freedom.

不要着重于即定事实，要接受即定事实并着重你的抉择，千方百计表达出真我来并找出让你拥有自由的空间。

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But as harrowing or tedious as Givens' trip may sound, he says it's the way to keep the home and job he loves.

尽管吉文斯的旅程听上去让人心痛或单调乏味，他说这是保持自己所爱的家庭与工作的方法。

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"I have the balance right now," Givens said. "I could do similar jobs closer, but not with the work reward and job satisfaction I have."

“现在我达到了平衡，”吉文斯说，“我能够在家附近找到类似的工作，但是达不到目前的报酬和满意度。”

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This is a poem about bending and breaking, forms, the material givens of the world.

这是个关于曲折和中断的诗，形式，这个世界给我们的原料。

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The coin caught the curiosity of Cheryl Myers' brother, Ryan Givens, the executor of his mother's estate.

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