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Are all Christians good people?基督徒都是好人嗎？Definitely not.肯定不是。I have seen non-Christians who resemble angels the most,我看過最像天使的非基督徒，and I have also seen Christians who resemble devils the most.我也看過最像魔鬼的基督徒。In fact, the person who led me to the church did many deceitful things behind the backs of those who believed in him.事實上，帶領我去教會的人，利用相信牠的人，在背後做了許多詭詐的事。Therefore, as stated in 2 Corinthians, "even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light."所以，哥林多後書上說「連撒旦也裝作光明的天使」。Therefore, in the Lord's Prayer, Jesus taught us to pray, "deliver us from evil."所以，耶穌教我們的主禱文是「遠離兇惡」。The good news is that when the shadow is longer, it means we are closer to the light.好消息是，當影子越長，表示我們離光越近。The good news is that if devils exist, so does a benevolent God.好消息是，如果魔鬼存在，良善的神也存在。小額贊助支持本節目： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn/commentsPowered by Firstory Hosting

Is Taiwan a good place for development?台灣是個發展的好地方嗎？To be honest, I don't think Taiwan is a good place to make money.老實說，我覺得台灣不是一個賺錢的好地方。In fact, our real purchasing power is getting lower every year.事實上，我們的實質購買力每年越來越低。The country's GDP looks good on the surface,國家的 GDP 表面上看起來很漂亮，but in reality, most of the credit is concentrated in semiconductor and finance-related companies.事實上大部分的功勞集中在半導體和金融相關的公司上。However, people who work in these companies trade their health and leisure time for relatively high income.但在這些公司工作的人，都是用健康與休閒時間來換取相對高的收入。According to a survey, the median income for one of the most popular professions in the United States in 2022, "nurse", is NT$3 million per year.一份調查顯示，2022 年美國最受歡迎的其中一個職業「護理師」的中位收入為年薪 300 萬台幣，This figure is three times higher than that of our semiconductor engineers,這個數字比我們的半導體工程師高出三倍，while our nurses' average income is only NT$600,000 and they work very long hours.而我們的護理師平均收入只有 60 萬台幣，而且工時非常長。One nurse who went to work in the United States only needs to work three days a week.有一位護理師去美國工作，一周只需要工作三天。During the pandemic, she earned up to NT$2 million per month,疫情期間，月薪甚至高達 200 萬台幣，which is more than what Taiwanese nurses earn in three years.一個月賺的比台灣護理師三年還多。The recent emerging profession of AI communication specialist earns a monthly salary of 1 million New Taiwan dollars in the United States,而最近的新職業 AI 溝通師，在美國月薪 100 萬台幣，but only 40,000 New Taiwan dollars in Taiwan, a difference of 25 times.但在台灣只有 4 萬台幣，相差 25 倍。In addition, there are many problems in our workplace,除此之外，我們的職場還有很多問題，which I will introduce next time if I have the opportunity.下次有機會再介紹。However, I think Taiwan is a good place to live.不過，我認為台灣是一個生活的好地方。Our food, public safety, and medical services are decent, and our information is relatively transparent.我們的美食、治安和醫療服務還不錯，資訊也還算透明。More importantly, the Republic of China is a democratic, rule of law, and free country,更重要的是，中華民國是一個民主、法治與自由的國家，making it a good choice for some foreign friends to retire and live.因此是一些國外朋友退休生活的好選擇。小額贊助支持本節目： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn/commentsPowered by Firstory Hosting

What is your perspective on future trends?你怎麼看未來的趨勢？This content is quite long and contains many technical terms,這篇內容比較長，而且很多專業用詞，so I think I will divide it into two episodes to make it easier for everyone.所以我想分為兩集，對大家會比較輕鬆。If the content is too long in the future, I will automatically split it into multiple episodes.之後如果內容太長，我也會自動分成許多集。According to the "2040 Future Report" written by Korean expert,根據韓國專家寫的”2040世界未來報告書”，there will be several trends in the future.未來會有幾種趨勢。Firstly, trends related to space,首先，與太空有關的趨勢，such as space tourism, space debris removal, and space mining.例如太空旅遊、太空清理、太空採礦。Secondly, trends related to AI,第二，與 AI 有關的趨勢，such as medical robots, production robots, and companion or sex robots.例如醫療型機器人、生產型機器人、情侶或性愛機器人。Thirdly, trends related to the metaverse,第三，與元宇宙相關的趨勢，such as metaverse travel, metaverse living, and metaverse governance.例如元宇宙旅遊、元宇宙生活、元宇宙治理。The rest of the content will be shared next week.剩下的內容會在下一周分享。By the way, I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a child.順帶一提，我小時候想當太空人。p.s. I apologize for the poor recording quality in this episode. However, in real life, there are many less-than-ideal conversation environments. Let's treat it as an opportunity for us to practice speaking Chinese underwater.p.s. 很抱歉這集的錄音品質不太好，後製也搞砸了，不過現實生活也有很多不理想的對話環境，就當作我們在水裡學中文吧。小額贊助支持本節目： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn/commentsPowered by Firstory Hosting

Personally, I believe that the most difficult things in faith are these:個人認為，在信仰中最困難的事是這些事。Choosing to trust in God even after experiencing great suffering, as Job did;在遍體麟傷後仍選擇信靠神，例如約伯；Maintaining hope for the future in the midst of seemingly hopeless situations, as Joseph did;在看起來毫無希望的困境中，仍對未來有盼望，例如約瑟；Loving people who are very unlovable, as Jesus did.去愛一些非常不可愛的人，例如耶穌。Let us applaud those who persevere in their faith.為堅持信仰的人喝采吧。小額贊助支持本節目： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn/commentsPowered by Firstory Hosting

Years ago, I knew an elder with a highly esteemed position in the Republic of China.多年前，我認識一位在中華民國地位非常崇高的長輩。He told me about the meaning of "integrity" in Chinese, which is often translated as "誠信" in English.他告訴我，關於中文的「誠信」的意思，在英文常被翻譯成「integrity」。He said that "誠" is composed of "word" and "done", meaning that what one says can come true.他說，「誠」是由「言」和「成」組成，意思是說出來的話，事情就會成就。And "信" is composed of "people" and "word", meaning that the words spoken from a person's mouth.而「信」是由「人」和「言」組成，意思是，從人嘴巴所說出來的話。The meaning of "誠信" is to do what one says they will do.「誠信」的意思是：是人，就要說到做到。This reminds me of how God also created light just by saying it should be there.這讓我想起了上帝也是這樣，說要有光，就有了光。So, I consider this elder's admonition as one of my life principles.所以我把這位長輩的告誡當作人生原則之一。小額贊助支持本節目： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cki9jfy0rsfwn08644dtllfpn/commentsPowered by Firstory Hosting