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This is Daily Reflections on Divine Mercy from My Catholic Life.
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Today's reflection is entitled, Pondering Death.
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Perhaps thinking about your death is frightening.
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It may not be something that you actually consider very often.
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But it is a grace to be able to look at one's death directly and with full confidence.
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And this is only possible to do with full confidence if your life is in order and given completely to God.
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If you can honestly look into your soul and see that you have made holiness your ultimate goal,
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then you can also look directly at death with peace and calm.
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What is there to fear in that case?
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What is there to fear if you have dealt with the sin and regrets you have?
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There is nothing to fear in this case.
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Death, to the Holy Soul, is a reward and a journey to look forward to with delight and anticipation.
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Try to do this simple exercise today of imagining this as being your last day on earth.
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Perhaps you immediately think about family or other tasks that you need to complete first to prepare.
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Or perhaps you are filled with fear because you are aware of your sin.
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First, try to set aside the practical tasks that would be left unfinished
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and even try to set aside your concern for your family and friends.
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Though these are good and holy concerns, it is helpful to look at death only in regard to the condition of your soul.
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If you were to die today, would you be able to look at the merciful heart of our Lord
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and tell Him honestly that you die with Him as your greatest love?
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Could you say to Him that His will is your primary goal in life?
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If not, reflect upon any obstacle you see and use this meditation to take an honest inventory of your life.
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Let us pray.
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Lord, I know that heaven must be my goal and my focus in life.
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Help me to put my eyes upon you and all that awaits.
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Help me to also look honestly at the condition of my soul
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and to identify any obstacle in the way of my holiness.
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I love you, dear Lord help me to make you the central focus of my life.
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Jesus, I trust in you.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 29 frases y 391 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:09. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 124 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 91 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

  • obstacle /ˈɑbstəkəl/ (sustantivo) — obstáculo, óbice. Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
  • practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ (adjetivo) — práctico. Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
  • helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (adjetivo) — servicial, adyuvante. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
  • pray /pɹeɪ/ (verbo) — rezar, orar. To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
  • reflect /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ (verbo) — reflejar, reflectar. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  • regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verbo) — lamentar, arrepentirse [de]. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
  • regard /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ (sustantivo) — miramiento, reguardo. A steady look, a gaze.
  • reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (sustantivo) — recompensa. Something of value given in return for an act.
  • reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ (sustantivo) — reflexión. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
  • inventory /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ (sustantivo) — inventario. The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
  • delight /dəˈlaɪt/ (sustantivo) — deleite, regocijo. Joy; pleasure.
  • anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ (sustantivo) — previsión, anticipación. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
  • unfinished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/ (adjetivo) — inacabado, inconcluso. Not completed; unresolved.
  • await /əˈweɪt/ (verbo) — esperar, aguardar. To wait for.
  • holiness /ˈhoʊlinəs/ (sustantivo) — santidad. The state or condition of being holy.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

  • look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
  • set aside /sɛt.əˈsaɪd/ (verbo) — provisionar. To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
  • think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ (verbo) — pensar en, ocurrírsele. To ponder.
  • look forward to (verbo) — no ver la hora de, quedar a la espera de. To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
  • look into (verbo) — indagar (sobre/en). To investigate, explore, or consider.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/, unfinished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como obstacle, practical, helpful.

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo haceis entitled · are filled · would be left
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave made · have dealt

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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