I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am
My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have.
Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.
Today I can feel sad that I don’t have more money or I can be glad that my finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from waste.
Today I can grumble
Today I can lament over（哀悼，悲痛） all that my parents didn’t give me when I was growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born.
Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns have roses.
Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon（从事，着手） a quest to discover new relationships.
Today I can whine（抱怨，牢骚） because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.
Today I can murmur dejectedly（沮丧地） because I have to do housework or I can feel honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul.
Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping.
What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I will have!
相关单词：fulfill
fulfill解释：vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
fulfill例句：
If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
相关单词：grumble
grumble解释：vi.抱怨；咕哝；n.抱怨，牢骚；咕哝，隆隆声
grumble例句：
I don't want to hear another grumble from you.我不愿再听到你的抱怨。
He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法。
相关单词：lament
lament解释：n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹
lament例句：
Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。
相关单词：embark
embark解释：vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机
embark例句：
He is
Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。
相关单词：whine
whine解释：v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣
whine例句：
You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。
相关单词：murmur
murmur解释：n.低语，低声的怨言；v.低语，低声而言
murmur例句：
They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
相关单词：sculptor
sculptor解释：n.雕刻家，雕刻家
sculptor例句：
A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。
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