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课程笔记：
27. life
Basic need 音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. 生
It's a matter of life and death. 这是一个生死攸关的事儿。
n. 生命
Many lives were lost in the accident.
n. 生物
Is there life on Mars? (火星上有生物吗？)
n. 人生；生活
“Enjoy life” is my view of life.
n. 过日子
We lead a happy life.
n. 活力；生气
The young people were full of life.
衍生词语
lifeless (无生命的)
复合词语
life expectancy (预期寿命);
life jacket (救生衣);
lifetime (一生);
lifelong (终生的);
lifesaver (救星);
lifeboat (救生艇);
lifeguard (救生员);
lifestyle (生活方式);
life-span (寿命，生命的期限);
life-and-death (生死攸关的，关系重大的);
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
人寿保险 life insurance
生命周期 life cycle
特别高兴时刻 the time of one’s life
一辈子 all one’s life
恢复生气 to come to life
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
life and death 生死攸关
the life of the party 中心人物
life for life 以命偿命
bet one's life on sth. 拿生命打赌
take one's life in one's hand 冒生命危险
frighten the life out of sb. 惊吓某人
make one's hair stand on
生活用语 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. (边境生活)
(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. (千万不要)
(5)
A: I've been working hard, but they don't give me a promotion.
B: That's life. Anyway you work for yourself. (生活就是这样)
(6)
A: I feel very happy when I'm with you.
B: Me too. Where have you been all my life? (怎么没能早认识你)
谚语 Proverbs
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生非尽乐事。
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. 对于善思者，人生是喜剧；对于善感者，人生是悲剧。
名言 Quotations
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
close-up 电影中的特写镜头
long-shot 电影中的长镜头
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), British comic actor, filmmaker. Quoted in his obituary: Guardian (London, 28 Dec. 1977).
