1.To many Asians,life is a long journey and happiness is simply not a matter of time. be a matter of+(life and death,opinion, personal taste/choice/preference,principle) No article or plural form is used with these nouns in this structure.Ving form can be used in place of the noun. e.g.1.Doctor,please come quickly;it's a matter of life and death. 2.It would only be a matter of time before he went through with it. 对许多亚洲人来说，生活是一次漫长的旅行，幸福绝对不是 个时间问题。 Unit 3,Book 4 Unit 3, Book 4 1. To many Asians, life is a long journey and happiness is simply not a matter of time. 对许多亚洲人来说，生活是一次漫长的旅行,幸福绝对不是 一个时间问题。 be a matter of + (life and death, opinion, personal taste/choice/preference, principle) No article or plural form is used with these nouns in this structure. V-ing form can be used in place of the noun. e.g. 1. Doctor, please come quickly; it’s a matter of life and death. 2. It would only be a matter of time before he went through with it