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This is Catholic Daily Reflections for August 10, the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr.

Today's Reflection is entitled, Producing Much Fruit.

Jesus said to his disciples, Amen, amen, I say to you,

unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, dies, it remains just a grain of wheat,

but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

Whoever loves his life loses it,

and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am there also will my servant be.

The Father will honor whoever serves me.

John 12, 24-26.

St. Lawrence, whom we honor today,

has been highly revered by the Church since the time of his martyrdom in the mid-third century, at around the age of thirty-three,

the same age at which our Lord laid down his life.

Lawrence is believed to have been one of the seven deacons of Rome, likely serving as archdeacon.

He was entrusted with the distribution of the Church's goods to the poor,

and is said to have shared a close friendship with Pope Sixtus II.

When Emperor Valerian began persecuting the Church in 257,

he issued an edict ordering the execution of bishops, priests, and deacons.

On August 6, 258, Pope Sixtus and several deacons were martyred.

According to St. Ambrose, Lawrence rejoiced over their heroic deaths and grieved because he had not died alongside his spiritual father.

Soon after, Lawrence was arrested and commanded to surrender the church's treasures.

Instead, he distributed the goods to the poor and, when brought before the prefect,

presented the poor themselves as the true treasures of the church.

Enraged by this bold act, the prefect sentence Lawrence to death by roasting on a gridiron.

Tradition holds that Lawrence, with holy defiance,

declared as he burned, The flesh is roasted, turn it and eat.

St. Lawrence, like all martyrs, accomplished more for the church in death than he could have in life.

He embodies Jesus' solemn words in today's Gospel,

unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat,

but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

It may be said that every martyr dies twice.

First, first, through the total surrender of self in loving service and detachment from the world,

and second, through physical martyrdom.

To hate one's life in this world means to live with total abandonment to God's will,

free from self-centered pursuits.

Living in this way prepared Lawrence for his final sacrifice.

The Church honors those who embrace physical martyrdom because they become living icons of Christ's sacrificial love.

They are visible expressions of the gospel, and their witness bears tremendous spiritual fruit.

Consider, for example, what might have happened had Lawrence fled persecution to preserve his life.

Those who loved him may have understood and even encouraged such a choice.

He could have continued serving the poor and died in obscurity, but he did not.

Today, we remember him not simply because of his courage,

but because God chose to make him an enduring icon of the gospel for generations.

Just as Christ's brutal death became the greatest act of love in history,

so too does Lawrence's participation in that love perpetuate Christ's sacrifice,

one in which we too are called to share.

Reflect today on the example of St. Lawrence and the deep meaning of Jesus' words.

Are you also willing to become that grain of wheat, falling to the ground, dying to self,

and bearing fruit for the kingdom of God?

What attachments, fears, or self-centered desires do you still cling to that deter you from the spiritual witness of martyrdom?

God is calling us to a deeper detachment from this world so that we may live more fully for Him.

Though physical martyrdom may not be asked of you,

the spiritual martyrdom of daily self-giving is a path all are called to walk.

Imitate St. Lawrence by embracing that path with courage, joy, and total trust in God's providence,

so that your life, too, may produce much fruit for eternity.

Let us pray.

My sacrificial Lord, you filled St. Lawrence with such fervent love that he counted death as gain,

trusting in the abundant fruit his martyrdom would yield.

Grant me that same courage and willing spirit that I may die to self each day and live only for you.

May my life bear rich and lasting fruit for the coming of your kingdom.

Jesus, I trust in you.

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這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“Producing Much Fruit - Monday, August 10, 2026”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：Lawrence, fruit, martyrdom, die, self。這段影片共有 61 個句子、757 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 7:02。說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 108 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。只有 76% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
martyrdom 名詞	/ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/	殉難 /殉難, 殉教
wheat 名詞	/ˈwiːt/	麥 /麥, 小麥 /小麥
grain 名詞	/ɡɹeɪn/	糧食 /糧食, 穀物 /穀物
martyr 名詞	/ˈmɑɹ.tɚ/	烈士, 殉道者
deacon 名詞	/ˈdiːkən/	執事牧師 /執事牧師, 執事 /執事
gospel 名詞	/ˈɡɑspəl/	福音書 /福音書
roast 動詞	/ɹoʊst/	燒 /燒, 烤
amen	/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/	阿門 /阿門
surrender 動詞	/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/	投降
icon 名詞	/ˈaɪ.kɑn/	聖像 /聖像
embrace 動詞	/ɛmˈbɹes/	擁抱 /擁抱, 摟抱 /摟抱
treasure 名詞	/ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/	珍寶 /珍寶, 寶藏 /寶藏
defiance 名詞	/dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/	反抗, 蔑視 /蔑視
disciple 名詞	/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/	弟子, 門徒 /門徒
embody 動詞	/ɪmˈbɒdi/	體現 /體現, 表現 /表現

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	is entitled · is believed · was entrusted
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	those who embrace · Those who loved

需要注意的發音

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: sacrificial /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, persecution /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, flesh /flɛʃ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: sacrificial /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, abandonment /əˈbæn.d(ə)n.m(ə)nt/, obscurity /əbˈskjʊɹɪti/, perpetuate /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/, persecution /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: preserve /pɹəˈzɝv/, fervent /ˈfɜɹvənt/, grieve /ɡɹiːv/, revere /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)/, providence /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: wheat /ˈwiːt/, detachment /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, prefect /ˈpɹiːfɛkt/, roast /ɹoʊst/, embrace /ɛmˈbɹes/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: sacrificial /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/, brutal /ˈbɹuːtəl/

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先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 martyrdom, wheat, grain 這類單詞。

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