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.

语音讲解
单词发音
happiness n.幸福
smiling adj.微笑的；欢快的
连词发音
happiness is a state of
and after a
it'll
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弱读：is/a/of/and/it/to

词汇讲解
1.a state of mind expression.
释义：心境， 想法
例句：Youth is not a time of life; it's a state of mind;
年轻并不是生命中的一个时期，它是一种心境；
我们可以把happiness替换成任何我们想用来描述心境的词。
如果想说我现在状态不太好，就可以说：

下面我们来看美剧《绝望的主妇》中的一句话：
I've never been poor, because poor is just a state of mind.

2.take practice phrase.
释义：付诸实践; 练习
例句：
You must take practice so as to find out whether the real test paper suits for your taste.
你必须得实战演练一下，看真题是不是对你的路。
比如电影《盗梦空间》里，小李子说穿越梦境这项技能需要很多年的练习：It takes years of practice.
3.devote to doing/noun. phrase.
释义：把…专用于，完全用于（某事或做某事）; 致力于…; 务; 倾注;
例句：This is worth all the time and money I devote to learning and practice.
我花在学习和练习上的时间和金钱还是值得的。
be devoted to somebody 完全献身于某人→忠于某人

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