跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第178期
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. It's better to know in advance as little as possible of the defects of your partner.
語音講解
單詞發音
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/
entirely /ɪnˈtaɪəli $ -ˈtaɪr-/
連詞發音
entirely a matter of chance /ɪnˈtaɪəlijəˈmætərəvtʃɑːns/
know in advance /nəʊwɪnədˈvɑːns/
輕讀重讀
重讀：entirely/chance/defects
弱讀：of/to/as/the
詞彙講解
1.a matter of (chance)
釋義：有關...的事
例句：That's not a matter of principle.
這個問題上不了綱。
It is merely [ simply] a matter of time.
這僅僅是時間問題。
2. advance adj.
釋義：預付; 提出;（使） 前進; 將…提前;
例句：She was paid a £ 100,000 advance for her next two novels.
她接下來的兩部小說得到了10萬英鎊的預付稿費。
in advance 提前
例句：Everything has been fixed in advance.
一切都是事先確定好了的。
ct noun.
同義詞：flaw
釋義：瑕疵，毛病; 欠缺，缺點;
例句：He was born with a hearing defect.
他患有先天性聽力缺損。
活學活用
a matter of
英文：There is a matter of some delicacy which I would like to discuss
中文：有件有點兒棘手的事我想要商量一下。
