Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.

不要为了你想要得到的东西而糟蹋已经有了的东西，要记住，你现在有了的东西曾经是你一心希望得到的。

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

不要在渴望得到没有的东西时损坏你已经拥有的东西，但要记住一点：你现在所拥有的恰恰正是你曾经一心渴望得到的。

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

不要在渴望得到没有的东西时损坏你曾经拥有的东西，但要记住一点：你如今所拥有的恰恰正是你曾经二心渴望得到的。

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An indifferent student, Mr Reagan had hoped only for a job selling sporting goods and summers lounging round as a local lifeguard.

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It would be sombre news indeed, not only for Mr Adams but for all those who have hoped and worked so long to lead Northern Ireland into the promised land of peace and compromise.

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The fall of the colonel marks only the beginning of a hoped-for political, economic and moral renaissance.

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