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.

语音讲解
单词发音
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/
entirely /ɪnˈtaɪəli $ -ˈtaɪr-/
连词发音
entirely a matter of chance /ɪnˈtaɪəlijəˈmætərəvtʃɑːns/
know in advance /nəʊwɪnədˈvɑːns/
轻读重读
重读：entirely/chance/defects
弱读：of/to/as/the

词汇讲解
1.a matter of (chance)
释义：有关...的事
例句：That's not a matter of principle.
这个问题上不了纲。
It is merely [ simply] a matter of time.
这仅仅是时间问题。
2. advance adj.
释义：预付; 提出;（使） 前进; 将…提前;
例句：She was paid a £ 100,000 advance for her next two novels.
她接下来的两部小说得到了10万英镑的预付稿费。
in advance 提前
例句：Everything has been fixed in advance.
一切都是事先确定好了的。
3.defect noun.
同义词：flaw
释义：瑕疵，毛病; 欠缺，缺点;
例句：He was born with a hearing defect.
他患有先天性听力缺损。

活学活用
a matter of
英文：There is a matter of some delicacy which I would like to discuss
中文：有件有点儿棘手的事我想要商量一下。

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