跟着Gwen学英语之每日早读 第374期

（单词翻译）

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/t?/（而非/t?/），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 marketing¹

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, collaboration² 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 promotion³.

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？