I can't begin to tell you the number of times in my life when I've been expecting something really good from God - and what happens is that things just take a turn for the worse.

我甚至不能告诉你在我的生活中有几次当我期待上帝给予的恩赐，但糟糕的事总是不期而遇。

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Because I was giving this some thought the other day, I sat down and wrote out all my monthly responsibilities to see just what I was paying for (and in turn, working for).

因为有一天我对这个问题做了一些思考，我坐了下来，把自己每月所有的职责写了下来，看看我每月都在为什么而支付(反过来说，为了什么而工作)。

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I know what I am interested in, but I often turn to my parents for some advice.

我知道我感兴趣的是什么，但是我也会经常询问父母一些建议。

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