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flowers bloom and there they are beautiful and then they start to wilt
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and that's just the nature of things don't take it so personally i think that's also don't take it so personally
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I think a lot of us have concerns about aging.
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Yeah.
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It's going to get tough.
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Yeah.
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I'm going to lose friends, physical capacities, mental capacities, potentially.
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What do you see in your experience as the opportunity in aging, if there is one?
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Oh, there definitely is one.
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Definitely.
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Well, first thing is, start cultivating in your life the path of not resisting what's happening.
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And this whole thing of no spin-off.
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Like, I mean, gosh, I have a bad back and I have indigestion problems, but in general I'm in really good shape.
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I mean, I really, I rejoice in that.
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But recently I met somebody who had a bad back and ingestion problems, and it was like the end of the world.
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Now I'm aging and I'm not beautiful anymore and it really hurts and blah,
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blah, blah, like spinning off.
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So let's talk about the...
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This is something else I've been talking about just recently.
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There's a difference between pain and suffering.
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say pain happens is inevitable part of age I mean of life aging definitely
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but suffering is optional and suffering is the spin-off part
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because this this woman
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that I was talking with the all the suffering was not about the back pain
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or the you know the stomach problems pain it was the spin-off
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that was causing her to suffer you know
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because I was thinking gosh I have exactly the same stuff you know so when
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when i was um uh you know like in my 60s i think late 60s maybe early 70s
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or something so i had this friend who was uh dying of emphysema
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but she had had a lot of stuff in her life
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painful stuff including a very painful childhood uh during the second world war in europe And so I said to her,
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oh gosh, you know, I'm getting this pain.
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She's, oh yes, I've had that for years.
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You know, I have that for years.
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And then next time I see her, oh, now I have this stomach thing is, oh, yes, she says, yes, I've had that.
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In other words, there was nothing you could say, you know, bad knees, bad hips, like anything.
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She's, oh, yes, yes.
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But what you knew is that she never said anything about it, right?
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She never said anything about it.
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I mean, you know, she's saying yes, yes, but she isn't saying, oh, yes, oy vey, you know, poor me.
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So one of the, there's this teaching of the slogans, the lojong slogans, where there's many of these different sayings,
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and one of them is, don't wallow in self-pity, you know.
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So I think number one, aging instruction, don't wallow in self-pity, you know, don't spin off about what's happening,
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just stay with what's happening.
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and i know it can be much worse for some than
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others i mean i'm really very aware of all this
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because it's my age group right younger and older uh but but i think this this capacity to
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be fully present with what's happening to you without the spin-off is maybe the best best instruction.
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Then age has a lot to teach you.
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First of all, you're very slowed down, much more slowed down than earlier.
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It just comes along with it.
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You take twice as long to do almost anything, then younger people can get pretty antsy and upset about it,
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but there's nothing you can do about it.
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That can be enormously helpful for the spiritual path and for connecting with the infinite, for slowing down, for noticing.
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Also, most older people have a lot more time, you know, a lot more time for instance than a young mother.
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And so there's a lot more time to just sit and look at the sky,
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just sit and watch the birds or connect more with the fundamental spaciousness and stillness in life.
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I find that that's a great gift.
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And also if you do slow down and you do
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allow yourself to be present and without the spinning off feeling sorry for yourself,
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then I think this ability to notice that oh yeah the the infinite is always here.
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I can connect with it at any time.
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It becomes more and more accessible to And I even think with dementia,
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which is one that everybody fears more than pain, really.
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But I think even with dementia, what I noticed at least in early stages is there's sometimes a lot of access to spaciousness.
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A lot of access, like a lot of sense of joy in the very moment, you know, in the very, very moment.
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Maybe panic and fear when things are uncertain, but just living moment to moment,
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there's some almost childlike delight in what is happening.
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So I don't know, I have no idea you know I could easily get dementia
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I could easily be in a lot more pain than I am and etc.
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I don't find
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that aging it's more like I say well gosh you know is did we knew it was coming you know
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and and so here it is so you it's just flowers bloom
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and there they are beautiful and then they start to wilt and that's just the nature of things
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don't take it so personally I think that's also don't take it so personally you know.
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Anipema, what do you aspire will be the greatest gifts that people will take from your life and teaching?
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My life?
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Yeah.
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What if you were able to articulate like, God, you know, if it all added up to something for other people, I'd love it to add up to this.
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah.
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I think I'd like it to add up to being able to expand your capacity to hold uncertainty and insecurity,
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those kind of feelings so that you could relax with your life.
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I think would add up to you know anything that's like lean into
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that world which is difficult rather than pull back so
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that your life can expand more and more more rather than contract more and more.
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Anything that brings down barriers.
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I think if there's anything in my teaching
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that would allow a person in a conversation with another person
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first for instance to be have the motivation not be am I going to win this argument
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or am I am I right here?
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It would be how can this conversation bring down barriers rather than put them up?
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How can it lessen the aggression between us rather than make it more?
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That's people would start asking those kind of questions rather than
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how is it going to work out for me kind of questions.
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More, I suppose you could say universal questions of like what is,
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what am I doing right in terms of like softening up each other's hearts?
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What am I doing right now in terms of making it be communication from the heart rather than clashing?
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What can I, if there's anything in the teachings that would help people to, Trumper Merche used this expression,
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collaborate with reality rather than struggle with it or move against it but collaborate with it. That would be wonderful.
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That would be wonderful.
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And to end, do you think, could we end with some kind of shared blessing?
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Could you offer that to all of the listeners who are joining us?
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Well, can I say this first and then that?
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So one of the things that I aspire, that I, a prayer I say, is that throughout all my lives,
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may I never be separated from my beloved teachers that I've met in this life who have given me so much.
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And that's a prayer that I say through all my lives, may I never be separated from them.
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Because I figure then I'll always connect with these wisdom teachings, you know, because it goes hand in hand.
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It isn't about their personalities.
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It's about what they have taught.
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And then in terms of blessings for others,
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Well, may we all grow in the ability to love one another.
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May we all grow in the ability to catch ourselves when we start spinning out.
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may we all be able to just stay with our experience just as it is may we all remember
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that when we're getting caught up to go look at the sky may we all remember
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that when when we're hurting that we think of other people in the same boat who are also hurting.
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So rather than our hurt be the thing that causes us to go inward and become more afraid,
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that very same suffering is a vehicle for causing us to realize our shared humanity.
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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“Why Pulling Away from What Is Hard Always Makes It Worse”為素材。 這段影片共有 121 個句子、1530 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 11:30。 說話人語速平穩,每分鐘約 133 個詞,很適合跟讀。 85% 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。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | 唉, 啊呀 |
| dementia 名詞 | /dɪˈmɛnʃə/ | 痴呆 /痴呆, 失智症 |
| aspire 動詞 | /əˈspaɪɚ/ | 熱望 /熱望, 渴望 |
| collaborate 動詞 | /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ | 合作, 協作 /協作 |
| slogan 名詞 | /ˈsloʊɡən/ | 標語 /標語, 口號 /口號 |
| pity 名詞 | /ˈpɪt.i/ | 憐憫 /憐憫 |
| blessing 名詞 | /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ | 祝福 |
| instruction 名詞 | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | 教導 /教導 |
| barrier 名詞 | /ˈbæɹi.ə/ | 障, 柵欄 /柵欄 |
| infinite 形容詞 | /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ | 無窮 /無窮, 無限 /無限 |
| cultivate 動詞 | /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ | 耕種 /耕種, 種植 /種植 |
| emphysema 名詞 | /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/ | 肺氣腫 /肺氣腫 |
| enormously 副詞 | 大大 | |
| indigestion 名詞 | /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ | 消化不良 |
| lessen 動詞 | /ˈlɛsən/ | 減少 /減少 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| slow down 動詞 | 減速 /減速, 放慢 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | I've had · I've met · have taught |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | somebody who had · friend who was · world which is |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼,而不是誰做的 | be separated |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 27 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 don't, I'm, I've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, dementia /dɪˈmɛnʃə/, spaciousness /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs.nəs/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, aggression /əˈɡɹɛʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, emphysema /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/, indigestion /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/, articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜːtənti/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音:
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, beloved /bɪˈlʌvd/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, inward /ˈɪnwəd/, spaciousness /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs.nəs/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
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 gosh, dementia, aspire 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。















