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(2012天津阅读D） You are given many opportunities（opportunity [,ɑp?tj?n?ti]机遇） in life to choose to be a victim [viktim]牺牲者 or creator [krieit?]创造者. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold冷淡的 and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering痛苦. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible [ter?bl]糟糕的 as long as只要 “they” are around在周围. Or you may blame [bleim]责备 yourself for因为 all your problems, thus internalizing（internalize [?nt?n?la?z] (内化)your victimization [,viktimaizei??n]牺牲. The truth is, your life is likely可能的 to stay保持 that way as long as只要 you feel a need to blame yourself or others.Those who choose to be creators look at看待 life quite differently. They know there are individuals[,individju?l]个体 who might like to control their lives [laivz]生活, but they don’t let this get in the way阻碍. They know they have their weaknesses[wi:knis]弱点, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter事件. They believe their dance with each sacred [seikrid] (神圣的)moment of life is a gift [ɡift]礼物 and that storms风暴 are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional [im?u??n?l]情绪的 and spiritual [spiritju?l心灵的 growth.Victims and creators live in the same physical world 物质世界and deal with处理 many of the same physical realities物理现实, yet但是 their experience of life is worlds apart [?pɑ:t]（be worlds apart截然不同的）. Victims relish [reli?] (沉溺)in anger, guilt[gilt]内疚, and other emotions that cause others---and even themselves---to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously [k?n??sli]有意识地 choose love, inspiration [,insp?rei??n]鼓舞, and other qualities（quality [kw?l?ti]品质） which inspire [inspai?]鼓舞 not only themselves, but不仅…而且 all所有的人 around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine [dit?:min]决定 the direction of their lives.In reality实际上, all of us play扮演 the victim or the creator at various [vε?ri?s]各种各样的 points in our lives. One person, on在…时候 losing a j