跟讀練習: Doing The Right Thing | Joel Osteen - 通過影片學習英語口語
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This is what happened with David.
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At 17, he was anointed by the prophet Samuel to be the next king of Israel, but he didn't go to the palace.
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He went back to the shepherd's fields to take care of sheep.
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He was hidden.
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Nobody paid attention to him.
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It was lonely, boring, taking care of sheep when he knew he had big things in him.
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He could have slacked off, taken the easy way out, thought nobody's watching.
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If I lose a few sheep, big deal.
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Nobody's going to know about it.
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No, David was a person of excellence.
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He did the right thing when no one was watching.
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What you do in private will determine how high you go in public.
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If you cut corners, slack off, do things half -heartedly, that's going to keep you from carrying the weight of what God has for you.
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You don't get stronger by taking the easy way out.
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You grow when you do things you don't like, the right thing when no one is watching.
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Have a good attitude when you're not getting your way, when it's not fair.
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Your competence will not be the limit of how high you go.
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Your character will determine how high you go.
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There are a lot of talented, smart, capable people.
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Talent may take you somewhere, but character is what will keep you there.
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Your character is more important than your competence.
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What you do in private when no one is watching will determine how high God will take you.
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David didn't like being in the shepherd's fields.
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He was looked down on by his family, rejected by his father, but you never read where he complained, where he got bitter.
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He kept doing the right thing year after year.
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He had to prove to God
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he would take care of those sheep before God would trust him to take care of his people, the Israelites.
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Every day David was in the shepherd's fields, nothing exciting, no sign of things changing, but something was happening on the inside.
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David was growing, getting stronger, developing character.
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He was proving to God that he could be trusted.
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He didn't like the winter season where he was hidden, but it was necessary without
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that time proving he wouldn't have been able to carry the weight of glory the weight of favor
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that god was going to give him
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if god is going to trust you with favor influence authority
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you have to be a good steward of it you don't prove that
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when you have it you prove it in the small things in your private life in how you treat people
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that can't do anything for you how respectful you are to your spouse, your family.
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If you're harsh and condescending with people you love, how can God trust you with greater influence?
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After years in the shepherd's fields, David defeated Goliath and became an overnight hero.
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When God can trust you, he'll do things suddenly.
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May look like you're falling behind.
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You've been doing the right thing a long time.
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Seems like it's gonna take years to get to where you need to be.
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Now, one touch of God's favor will put you 50 years down the road.
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When you come into your season, when winter changes to spring, God can suddenly thrust you to a new level.
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David was working for King Saul, but Saul was jealous.
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He tried to kill David.
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David had to flee for his life.
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He lived on the run in the desert, hiding in caves.
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Saul was making his life miserable.
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At one point, David saw Saul and his men sleeping.
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This was his big chance to get even.
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He could finally pay Saul back for doing him wrong, putting an end to all this trouble, but David wouldn't do it.
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He knew Saul was the king and you were to touch not God's anointed.
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Even though Saul was doing wrong, David had so much integrity, such great character that he wouldn't harm Saul.
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When Saul found out about it, he wept.
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He said, David, you're a much better man than I am.
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Not long after that, Saul was killed in a battle and David took the throne.
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But I wonder if this would have happened if David had not passed these tests all along the way.
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Not just big things, but small things.
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Doing the right thing in the lonely shepherd's fields.
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Keeping a good attitude when his family did him wrong.
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Being kind to King Saul, not trying to get revenge.
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He didn't like it, but these things prepared him to carry the weight of glory, the weight of influence, the weight of favor.
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I learned much of this from my father.
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He was a man of great character and great integrity.
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The late 1950s, the church he was pastoring was going along fine, growing, seeing increase.
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But when my sister Lisa was born with a birth injury, he began to search the scriptures in a new way.
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He saw God as a healer and a God that wanted us to live an abundant, victorious life.
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Unfortunately, his congregation didn't like his new message of faith and victory.
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It didn't fit into their tradition.
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They ended up asking my father to leave.
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He was devastated.
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He had seen great success there.
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They had just built a new sanctuary.
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He was on the state board for his denomination.
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In that season, he saw great fruit, but now it was winter.
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No fruit, no church, no favor.
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He could have been bitter, given up on his dream,
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but he and my mother went out and started Lakewood with 90 people in an old rundown feed store.
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Here my father had just come from a beautiful new building, stained glass.
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This feed store had holes in the floor.
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It was dirty, no windows.
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They cleaned it up, put folding chairs in it, and head church.
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My father preached to those 90 people just as strongly and passionately as he did to the thousand at his previous church.
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For 13 years, Lakewood didn't grow.
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He was giving it his all, but nothing was improving.
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Still had less than 200 people.
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He could have been discouraged.
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God, I don't understand it, but he just kept doing the right thing year after year.
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1972, suddenly there was a shift.
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People started coming from all over the city and Lakewood grew to a church of thousands that would impact the world.
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But those years where he wasn't seeing growth, years where there was no fruit, he was doing the right thing, but the wrong thing was happening.
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They were very important years without that winter season where he proved to God that he would be faithful.
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He proved he would do the right thing when it was hard.
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He proved he wouldn't get bitter and try to get revenge.
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That's what prepared him to carry the weight of glory.
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Everything that happens in life, the difficulties, the delays, the things that are not fair, they're not random.
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God has given you an opportunity to grow, to come up higher.
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He's getting you prepared to handle the weight of favor, the weight of influence.
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Now quit telling yourself, it's too hard.
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They did me wrong.
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It's been so long.
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Turn it around.
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I can handle every season through Christ.
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It's winter.
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I don't like it.
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I'm uncomfortable, but I can handle winter.
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I know God is still on the throne.
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I know I've been armed with strength for this battle.
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I don't like this loneliness, but I'm not gonna fall apart.
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I can handle a lonely season I can handle
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this season fighting an illness I can handle the season where I'm not seeing any fruit
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I'm not going to just drag through it complaining
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I'm gonna keep a song of praise I'm gonna keep being my best
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I know all seasons are working for my good you do
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that and you're not just passing the test you're getting prepared your character is coming up higher
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Your spiritual muscles are getting stronger.
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At the right time, you will come out of winter into your harvest season.
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You'll see greater favor, greater influence, greater opportunities.
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It's because you can handle the weight of glory.
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But some of the difficulties that we complain about, the challenges that we don't like, without them, we wouldn't be prepared.
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Instead of trying to pray away all the things that make you uncomfortable, Pray away the people that get on your nerves.
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Pray away the delays.
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Why don't you try a different approach and say, God, help me to keep a good attitude in the midst of these challenges.
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Help me to stay in faith when people aren't treating me right.
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Help me to resist the temptation to compromise, to take the easy way out so my character can develop, so my branches can get stronger,
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so I can handle what you have in store.
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If God is not removing the difficulty
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If he's not changing what you don't like, then he's getting you prepared to carry a lot of weight.
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The longer it's taken, the greater the harvest.
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The glory that's coming, the favor, the influence, the resources, it's gonna be something that you've never seen.
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The scripture says, until the time came to bring Joseph's dream to pass, God tested Joseph's character.
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Before your dream comes to pass, God will test your character.
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You have to prove that you can handle what he's entrusted you with.
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God gave Joseph a dream as a teenager that he would be in leadership, but he was betrayed by his brothers.
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They took his coat of many colors that his father had given him.
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It represented favor.
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They threw him into a pit and sold him into slavery.
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He was falsely accused and put in prison.
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These weren't just random bad breaks.
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God was testing his character.
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It wasn't fair, but Joseph didn't get bitter.
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He kept passing the test.
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His brothers took his robe, but they couldn't take his favor.
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They took his freedom, but they couldn't take his anointing.
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They took him from his home, but they couldn't take his dream.
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All these steps were necessary.
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They were preparing him for the weight of glory.
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If you had a small destiny, you would have small challenges.
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If you were going to have little influence, little resources, then you would have little opposition.
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The reason you have big giants is you have a big destiny.
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The reason the winter is so long is because your harvest is so big.
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Thirteen years later, Joseph was brought out of prison and made the prime minister of Egypt.
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His brothers, the same ones that sold him into slavery, traveled to the palace looking for food.
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There was a famine in the land.
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They didn't know Joseph was still alive.
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They pulled up to the palace.
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Joseph was in charge of the food supply.
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When he saw his brothers, he could have thought, okay, great, it's payback time.
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This was his big chance to get even, but he wouldn't do it.
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He treated them with kindness.
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He had them go get their father and come back and live at the palace with him.
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God is not going to give you influence so you can get even.
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If you're waiting to get the promotion, the favor so you can show your enemies who you are,
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let them have it, you're not going to see the increase that you should.
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There's a responsibility that comes with favor.
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You have to have the character that will handle the influence the right way.
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You have to bless your enemies, not talk badly about them.
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Well, they're criticizing me.
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I'm going to criticize them.
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You'll get stuck where you are.
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God is testing your character.
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Are you going to complain in the winter seasons, live discouraged, I'm asking you to be a Joseph.
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Do the right thing when it's hard.
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That difficulty is not there to stop you.
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It's there to prepare you.
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God is about to release a new level of favor,
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influence, resources, but he's looking for people he can trust to carry the weight of glory.
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I believe you are one of those people.
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You wouldn't be hearing this if God wasn't about to do something new.
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Don't be discouraged by how long winter is taking.
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That's a sign something bigger than you've imagined is on the way.
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Now, God is getting you prepared.
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Keep passing that test.
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Every morning, remind yourself you can do all seasons through Christ.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Doing The Right Thing”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有:David, favor, weight, character, Saul。 這段影片共有 186 個句子、2105 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 12:41。 說話人語速自然,每分鐘約 166 個詞,接近日常對話。 88% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞,詞彙容易理解。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| glory 名詞 | /ˈɡlɔːɹi/ | 絕妙 /絕妙, 精巧 |
| palace 名詞 | /ˈpælɪs/ | 宮殿 /宮殿, 宮 /宮 |
| difficulty 名詞 | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | 困難 /困難 |
| complain 動詞 | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | 抱怨, 發牢騷 /發牢騷 |
| bitter 形容詞 | /ˈbɪ.tɚ/ | 苦澀 /苦澀, 苦 |
| sheep 名詞 | /ˈʃiːp/ | мянён, ён |
| pray 動詞 | /pɹeɪ/ | 祈禱 /祈禱, 禱告 /禱告 |
| resource 名詞 | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | 資源 /資源 |
| lonely 形容詞 | /ˈloʊnli/ | 寂寞, 孤獨 /孤獨 |
| harvest 名詞 | /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ | 收穫 /收穫 |
| discourage 動詞 | /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ | 令人愁悶 /令人愁悶, 使沮喪 /使沮喪 |
| delay 名詞 | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | 遲延 /遲延, 延遲 /延遲 |
| revenge 名詞 | /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ | 報仇 /報仇, 復仇 /復仇 |
| integrity 名詞 | /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ | 正直 |
| slavery 名詞 | /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ | 奴隸制度 /奴隸制度 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| come up 動詞 | 上來 /上來 |
| come back 動詞 | 回來 /回來, 返回 |
| end up 動詞 | 到達 |
| fall behind 動詞 | 遲到 /遲到 |
| go out 動詞 | 出, 出口 |
| look down on 動詞 | 看不起, 瞧不起 |
值得反覆跟讀的句子
影片中簡短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常對話裡:
- May look like you're falling behind.
- You've been doing the right thing a long time.
- I'm uncomfortable, but I can handle winter.
- You'll see greater favor, greater influence, greater opportunities.
- It's because you can handle the weight of glory.
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構,並附上影片中的原話:
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | was anointed · was hidden · was looked |
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | has given · It's been · I've been armed |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 65 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 don't, didn't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/, thirteen /ˌθɝtˈtin/, thrust /θɹʌst/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, congregation /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/, temptation /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, sanctuary /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音:
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: harvest /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/, revenge /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/, slavery /ˈsleɪvəɹi/, cave /keɪv/, nerve /nɝv/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: palace /ˈpælɪs/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, harvest /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/, discourage /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: glory /ˈɡlɔːɹi/, slavery /ˈsleɪvəɹi/, strongly /ˈstɹɔŋli/, spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片,不要開口,記下不認識的單詞。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀,熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比,特別注意 glory, palace, difficulty 這類單詞。
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跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧,最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓,並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大:您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同,跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性,語調,節奏,連讀,聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。















