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.

語音講解
單詞發音
happiness n.幸福
smiling adj.微笑的；歡快的
連詞發音
happiness is a state of
and after a
it'll
輕讀重讀
重讀：happiness/mind/practice/Devote/smiling/naturally
弱讀：is/a/of/and/it/to

詞匯講解
1.a state of mind expression.
釋義：心境， 想法
例句：Youth is not a time of life; it's a state of mind;
年輕并不是生命中的一個時期，它是一種心境；
我們可以把happiness替換成任何我們想用來描述心境的詞。
如果想說我現在狀態不太好，就可以說：

下面我們來看美劇《絕望的主婦》中的一句話：
I've never been poor, because poor is just a state of mind.

2.take practice phrase.
釋義：付諸實踐; 練習
例句：
You must take practice so as to find out whether the real test paper suits for your taste.
你必須得實戰演練一下，看真題是不是對你的路。
比如電影《盜夢空間》里，小李子說穿越夢境這項技能需要很多年的練習：It takes years of practice.
3.devote to doing/noun. phrase.
釋義：把…專用于，完全用于（某事或做某事）; 致力于…; 務; 傾注;
例句：This is worth all the time and money I devote to learning and practice.
我花在學習和練習上的時間和金錢還是值得的。
be devoted to somebody 完全獻身于某人→忠于某人

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