跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第1063期

（单词翻译）

Happiness is a fickle¹ creature. A constant companion to some, hides herself completely from others.

语音讲解：

今日发音练习重点：

1. happiness中ness的发音可为/ɪ/或/ə/

2. creature中第一个音节为紧元音/i:/

言之有物：

1. a fickle creature 易变的生物

fickle adj. 反复无常的

搭配举例：

fickle weather 天气反复无常

a fickle lover² 用情不专的人

The art market is as fickle and hard to predict as any other.

艺术市场的捉摸不定反复无常，和其他市场一样。

词链儿：notoriously³ fickle 出了名的善变

The world of popular music is notoriously fickle.

流行音乐的世界出了名的善变。

★原声例句：London weather is notoriously fickle, and pollution levels change with the weather.

伦敦的天气出了名善变，污染程度也随天气而变化。

Plus she's a teenager and they're so fickle.

再说她正处于青春期，相当反复无常。

图源《开心汉堡店》

Women are so fickle as a feather in the wind.

女人如风中羽毛，变幻无常。

2. 词链儿：a constant companion to someone 如影随形的密友

释义：a person or animal that has been with someone most of the time

The old dog had been her constant companion for over 12 years.

这条狗与她如影随形超过12年了。

★原声例句：The moon is beautiful to observe, a constant nightly companion.

月亮观察起来很美丽。是每晚的陪伴。

Death has been my constant companion for almost 50 years.

死亡是我近五十年来的忠实伴侣。

3. 词链儿：hide oneself from

将自己从某地隐藏起来

Are you hiding from me?

你是在躲着我吗？

The rabbit was trying to hide from the fox.

兔子在试图躲着狐狸。

活学活用：

请用 notoriously fickle 随意造句

《王冠第三季》（The Crown⁴ Season 3 ）：该剧主要讲述了步入中年的伊丽莎白二世、菲利普亲王和其他英国王室成员不得不去面对日新月异却又动荡不安的世界的故事。