在众多的我们天生被赋予的美妙礼物中，自由是最伟大的礼物之一。
就如我们常常会否认这一点，我们有自由掌握自己的生活确实是不争的事实。
我们可以自由地思考，自由地感受，发表自由言论，做自己想做的事。
是的，有时生活会让我们处境艰难，但我们仍然可以自由选择如何应对困境。
有许多人否认他们的自由。
他们只是颓废地坐在那里，抱怨他们的父母，或他们的孩子，或他们的身体状况，或他们的经济危机。
他们从未勇敢地站起来去为自己的生活及自己的快乐真正地负起责任来。
而事实是我们天生就被赋予了选择爱与欢乐的力量，不管我们的生活中发生任何事。
没有任何人（以前没有，将来也不会）有足够强大的力量可以将我们的自由掠走。
记住：你有自由去创造你一直憧憬着的生活，选择权就在你手里。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 众多 | zhòng duō | numerous |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 天生 | tiān shēng | innate / natural |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 赋予 | fù yǔ | to assign / to entrust (a task) / to give / to bestow |
| 美妙 | měi miào | beautiful / wonderful / splendid |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 伟大 | wěi dà | huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 如 | rú | as / as if / such as |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 否认 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue / to deny |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 确实 | què shí | indeed / really |
| 不争 | bù zhēng | widely known / incontestable / undeniable |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on / to ponder over |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense / to feel (through the senses) / to experience |
| 发表 | fā biǎo | to issue / to publish |
| 言论 | yán lùn | expression of opinion / views / remarks / arguments |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes / now and then |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 处境 | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult / hard / challenging |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 如何 | rú hé | how / what way / what |
| 应对 | yìng duì | to handle; to deal with |
| 困境 | kùn jìng | predicament; plight |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 颓废 | tuí fèi | decadent / dispirited / depressed / dejected |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there; that place |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain / to grumble / to harbor a complaint / to feel dissatisfied |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | one's health |
| 状况 | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economic |
| 危机 | wēi jī | crisis |
| 从未 | cóng wèi | never |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave; courageous |
| 站 | zhàn | to stand / to halt / to stop |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | to stand up; to get up |
| 去 | qù | (after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation |
| 为 | wèi | because of / for / to |
| 及 | jí | and |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | really; indeed |
| 负 | fù | to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated |
| 起 | qǐ | verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
| 来 | lái | (between two verbs) in order to |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 爱 | ài | affection |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure |
| 力量 | lì liàng | power; force; strength |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | regardless of / no matter |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 不会 | bù huì | will not |
| 足够 | zú gòu | enough; sufficient |
| 强大 | qiáng dà | big and strong; formidable; powerful |
| 将 | jiāng | (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 掠 | lüè | to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep |
| 走 | zǒu | from / through / away |
| 记住 | jì zhu | to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 创造 | chuàng zào | to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 憧憬 | chōng jǐng | to long for; to look forward to |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 权 | quán | authority / power / right |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |