跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第249期

Happiness is a matter of choice. Some people choose to be happy and others select a course that leads only to frustration and disappointment.

语音讲解
单词发音
happiness n.幸福
frustration n.挫折
disappointment n.失望；沮丧
连词发音
matter of
and others select a
轻读重读
重读：choice/choose/frustration/disappointment
弱读：of /some /to/and/that

词汇讲解
1.a matter of phrase.
释义：...的事情
例句：It is merely a matter of time.
这仅仅是时间问题。
to phrase.
释义：have sth as its result
本义为给人指路、领路→导致某种结果
拓展：过...的生活 lead a XX life
ct verb.
释义：选择, 挑选, 选拔
例句：Who has been selected to take part in the project?
挑上谁来参与这项计画?
select作形容词 精选的
a film shown to a select audience
给内部观众放映的影片
This area is very select, ie Only the most wealthy, respectable, etc people live here.
这个地方住的人很有来头（非富即贵的人住的地方）.
select&choose&pick 辨析
①select表示所作出的决定比用choose考虑得更为周到:
Our shops select only the very best quality produce.
我们商店都是精选的质量最高的产品.
②pick比select通俗:
Who are you going to pick for the team?
你打算挑选谁参加这个队?
③choose表示的是自由作出的决定, 可仅指两者之间.（不止两项时通常用select或pick）:
She chose the red sweater rather than the pink one.
她选中那件红毛衣而不要那件粉红的.
4. course noun.
释义：a period of time or process during which something happens 过程
例句：the course of history
历史的进程
I didn't sleep once during the entire course of the journey.
我在整个旅程中没有睡过一次觉.

活学活用
lead to
英文：Playing these games can lead to anti-social behaviour.
中文：玩这类游戏会引发反社会行为。

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