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27. life
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 生
It's a matter of life and death. 這是一個生死攸關的事兒。
n. 生命
Many lives were lost in the accident.
n. 生物
Is there life on Mars? (火星上有生物嗎？)
n. 人生；生活
“Enjoy life” is my view of life.
n. 過日子
We lead a happy life.
n. 活力；生氣
The young people were full of life.
衍生詞語
lifeless (無生命的)
復合詞語
life expectancy (預期壽命);
life jacket (救生衣);
lifetime (一生);
lifelong (終生的);
lifesaver (救星);
lifeboat (救生艇);
lifeguard (救生員);
lifestyle (生活方式);
life-span (壽命，生命的期限);
life-and-death (生死攸關的，關系重大的);
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
人壽保險 life insurance
生命周期 life cycle
特別高興時刻 the time of one’s life
一輩子 all one’s life
恢復生氣 to come to life
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
life and death 生死攸關
the life of the party 中心人物
life for life 以命償命
bet one's life on sth. 拿生命打賭
take one's life in one's hand 冒生命危險
frighten the life out of sb. 驚嚇某人
make one's hair stand on
生活用語 Street Talks
(1)
Victoria's my life saver. Without her I don't know what to do with my visa.
This is a poem about frontier life in the United States. (邊境生活)
(2)
Get a life Jane! You've been studying all the time.
(3)
Don't be so serious. Go out or have fun or drink a beer! Just get a life!
(4)
A: I was short-changed ten dollars. Do you think I should go back to the store and ask for it?
B: Not on your life. You'll pay more than that for the taxi. (千萬不要)
(5)
A: I've been working hard, but they don't give me a promotion.
B: That's life. Anyway you work for yourself. (生活就是這樣)
(6)
A: I feel very happy when I'm with you.
B: Me too. Where have you been all my life? (怎么沒能早認識你)
諺語 Proverbs
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生非盡樂事。
Life is subject to ups and downs. 人生沉浮。
Life is a comedy to him who thinks and a tragedy to him who feels. 對于善思者，人生是喜劇；對于善感者，人生是悲劇。
名言 Quotations
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
close-up 電影中的特寫鏡頭
long-shot 電影中的長鏡頭
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker. Quoted in his obituary: Guardian (London, 28 Dec. 1977).
