11.06 早读 Happiness is a state of mind. And like all things, it takes practice. Devote five minutes a day to smiling, just smiling. And after a while, it'll come naturally.
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语音讲解
单词发音
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/ or /ˈhæpɪnɪs/
smiling /smaɪlɪŋ/
连词发音
happiness is a state of /ˈhæpinəsɪzəsteɪtəv/
and after a /əndˈɑːftərə/
it'll /ˈɪtl/
轻读重读
重读:happiness/mind/practice/Devote/smiling/naturally
弱读:is/a/of/and/it/to
词汇讲解
1.a state of mind expression.
释义:心境, 想法
例句:Youth is not a time of life; it's a state of mind;
年轻并不是生命中的一个时期,它是一种心境;
我们可以把happiness替换成任何我们想用来描述心境的词。
如果想说我现在状态不太好,就可以说:
下面我们来看美剧《绝望的主妇》中的一句话:
I’ve never been poor, 'cuz poor is just a state of mind.
2.take practice phrase.
释义:付诸实践; 练习
例句:
You must take practice so as to find out whether the real test paper suits for your taste.
你必须得实战演练一下,看真题是不是对你的路。
比如电影《盗梦空间》里,小李子说穿越梦境这项技能需要很多年的练习:It takes years of practice.
3.devote to doing/noun. phrase.
释义:把…专用于,完全用于(某事或做某事); 致力于…; 务; 倾注;
例句:This is worth all the time and money I devote to learning and practice.
我花在学习和练习上的时间和金钱还是值得的。
be devoted to somebody 完全献身与某人→忠于某人
活学活用
come naturally 自然而然到来