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This is Daily Reflections on Divine Mercy from My Catholic Life.
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Today's Reflection is entitled, Sweetness or Bitterness in Life?
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Which do you prefer for your life?
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Daily sensory experiences of sweetness or bitterness?
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In other words, do you desire to take delight in the many aspects of your daily life,
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or do you desire that the daily duty you fulfill leaves you with a certain bitterness within your senses?
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For most people the answer is simple.
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Sweetness is much better. But is it?
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Interestingly, the experience of sweetness or bitterness in life is not a good guide toward a life of holiness.
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At times, even sin can taste sweet to us, while acts of holiness can be bitter at first.
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Understanding this will allow us to move deeper into our embrace of the will of God.
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Our goal must be to seek His will purely for the sake of His will.
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We must have no preference regarding the delight or suffering that comes as a result of embracing His will.
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If God's will requires great sacrifice, leaving us with a sensory experience of suffering, then so be it.
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If His will draws us to an exchange of love that leaves us with a sweet delight, then so be it.
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Though it is hard to arrive at a level of total detachment, we must strive for it.
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His will and His will alone must be our focus.
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In His will alone do we discover His abundance of mercy.
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Reflect upon the difference between God's will and the delight or distaste you feel from embracing it.
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When His will calls you to sacrifice, you will find it to be a sort of bitter experience,
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bitter in the sense that it may challenge your senses.
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Do not worry about this.
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Seek His will in all things,
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and the joy in your heart will ultimately overshadow all other immediate experiences you have.
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His will opens the door to His abundant mercy.
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Let us pray.
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Lord I seek Your most holy will about all things.
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me to choose your will no matter how difficult or how delightful it may be.
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Purify me, dear Lord, and give me a single focus in life
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so that my embrace of all you call me to do will bring forth your perfect mercy.
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Jesus, I trust in you.
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Thank you.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“Reflection 240: Sweetness or Bitterness in Life?”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：experience, bitterness, sweetness, delight, mercy。 這段影片共有 32 個句子、392 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:32。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 111 個詞，很適合跟讀。 83% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。 全部 32 個句子中有 5 個是問句，適合練習疑問語調和簡短回答。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 12 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| sweetness 名詞 | /ˈswitnəs/ | 甜味 |
| delight 名詞 | /dəˈlaɪt/ | 樂趣 /樂趣 |
| embrace 動詞 | /ɛmˈbɹes/ | 擁抱 /擁抱, 摟抱 /摟抱 |
| holiness 名詞 | /ˈhoʊlinəs/ | 尊嚴 /尊嚴 |
| sensory 形容詞 | /ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi/ | 感覺的 /感覺的 |
| overshadow 動詞 | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ | 使黯然失色, 使相形見絀 /使相形見絀 |
| purify 動詞 | /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/ | 使純淨 /使純淨, 使潔淨 /使潔淨 |
| strive 動詞 | /ˈstɹaɪv/ | 努力, 奮鬥 /奮鬥 |
| delightful 形容詞 | /dəˈlaɪt.fl̩/ | 嫵媚 /嫵媚, 愉快 |
| abundant 形容詞 | /əˈbʌn.dənt/ | 豐富 /豐富 |
| fulfill 動詞 | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | 履行 |
| preference 名詞 | /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ | 優選 /優選, 選擇 /選擇 |
需要注意的發音
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/, strive /ˈstɹaɪv/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: bitterness /ˈbɪtənəs/, sweetness /ˈswitnəs/, delight /dəˈlaɪt/, embrace /ɛmˈbɹes/, holiness /ˈhoʊlinəs/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: detachment /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/
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。
- 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 sweetness, delight, embrace 這類單詞。
什麼是跟讀法？
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。