跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第374期
You can't be successful at everything. So any vision of success has to admit what it's losing out on.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点：
1. to后遇到元音发音，弱读为/tʊ/（而非/tə/），然后加辅音/w/连贯后面的元音；
2. 注意what it's losing out on的词间连读。可单独练习，熟练后再放到句中。
言之有物
1. 词链儿： be successful at XX 在XX事上成功
① successful in 多用于表达在一个概念性质的东西上很成功。
如：I'm successful in marketing
我在营销上很成功
② successful at 则表达在一个事件上做得好，做成了。
如：I'm successful at sales
我在销售上很成功
注意区分sales—销售和marketing—营销。
考考你：in or at?
He's successful ? business.
他做生意很成功。
She was very successful ? picking drinks.
她选饮品很在行。
When it comes to being successful at work, collaboration is key.
要在工作上获得成功，合作是关键。
2. vision of success 成功的远景
3. lose out 失败/失去
① lose out on XX 失去XX
Workers who don't take up training may lose out on promotion.
不参加培训的员工，很有可能失去升职的机会。
② lose out to XX 输于XX
Will the Americans lose out to the Japanese in computers?
在计算机行业上，美国人会输给日本人吗？
