夏说英语新闻晨读 第547期:塞翁失马焉知非福

 本期内容：

Scott Farquhar, co-founder and co-chief executive of software company Atlassian, remembers his life-changing "sliding doors" moment. The Australian entrepreneur was on track to join one of the country's top military institutions after he finished high school. But the letter from the Australian Defence Force Academy offering him a place got lost in the post. By the time it arrived at Scott's family home some two months late, he had opted² to go to university instead. That missing letter set him, and business partner Mike Cannon-Brookes, on a path to become Australia's first tech billionaires.

sliding doors: 滑动门
entrepreneur: n. 企业家
be on track to do…: 正朝着
arrive at: 到达（小地方）
arrive in: 到达（大地方）
opt¹ to do… 选择做
choose to do... 选择做
set sb. on a path to do…: 使某人走上做某事的道路
billionaire: n. 亿万富翁
millionaire : n. 百万富翁

1 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

2 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。