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.

别借由渴望你没有的，来糟蹋你所拥有的；要记住你现在拥有的，也曾只是你希望得到的

spoil v. 溺爱；糟蹋

desire n.欲望，渴望

to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful

毁掉，糟蹋，破坏

We didn’t let the incident spoil our day.

我们没有让这件事破坏我们一整天的气氛。

to give a child everything they want, or let them do whatever they want, often with the result that they behave badly

宠坏，惯坏，溺爱〔小孩〕

She’s an only child, but they didn’t really spoil her.

她是独生女，不过他们也没有娇惯她。

to look after someone in a way that is very kind or too kind

无微不至地关心；过分地照顾，纵容

You’ll have to let me spoil you on your birthday.

你生日那天一定要让我好好待你。

昨日翻译答案：I think the lyrics are very touching.

今日翻译练习：New housing developments are spoiling the countryside.

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