跟读练习: Reflection 240: Sweetness or Bitterness in Life? - 通过视频学习英语口语
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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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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“Reflection 240: Sweetness or Bitterness in Life?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：experience, bitterness, sweetness, delight, mercy。 这段视频共有 32 个句子、392 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:32。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 111 个词，很适合跟读。 83% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。 全部 32 个句子中有 5 个是问句，适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 12 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| sweetness 名词 | /ˈswitnəs/ | 甜味 |
| delight 名词 | /dəˈlaɪt/ | 樂趣 /乐趣 |
| embrace 动词 | /ɛmˈbɹes/ | 擁抱 /拥抱, 摟抱 /搂抱 |
| holiness 名词 | /ˈhoʊlinəs/ | 尊嚴 /尊严 |
| sensory 形容词 | /ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi/ | 感覺的 /感觉的 |
| overshadow 动词 | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ | 使黯然失色, 使相形見絀 /使相形见绌 |
| purify 动词 | /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/ | 使純淨 /使纯净, 使潔淨 /使洁净 |
| strive 动词 | /ˈstɹaɪv/ | 努力, 奮鬥 /奋斗 |
| delightful 形容词 | /dəˈlaɪt.fl̩/ | 嫵媚 /妩媚, 愉快 |
| abundant 形容词 | /əˈbʌn.dənt/ | 豐富 /丰富 |
| fulfill 动词 | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | 履行 |
| preference 名词 | /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ | 優選 /优选, 選擇 /选择 |
需要注意的发音
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/, strive /ˈstɹaɪv/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: bitterness /ˈbɪtənəs/, sweetness /ˈswitnəs/, delight /dəˈlaɪt/, embrace /ɛmˈbɹes/, holiness /ˈhoʊlinəs/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: detachment /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 sweetness, delight, embrace 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。