Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.

——Forest Gump?

?生命就像一盒巧克力，結(jié)果往往出人意料。

——《阿甘正傳》

一、下面我們來看看life有幾種含義

adj.

1.一生的，終生的?lifelong

I started modelling, I guess you could say, to gain life experience.

我想你會說，我當模特是為了獲得生活經(jīng)驗。

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2.生命的；生物的?of or relating to biological being

Normal cells show a finite life span.

正常細胞顯示有限的生命期。

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3.人壽保險的?of, relating to, or provided by life insurance

In England they call life insurance life assurance.

英國標準人壽保險公司是歐洲最大的相互型保險公司。

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n.

1.生命；性命；生存；生命般寶貴的人（或事物） [C]?the state of being alive as a human; an individual person's existence

Nothing but a miracle can save her life.

只有奇跡才能挽救她的生命。

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2.一生；壽命 [C]?the period between sb's birth and their death

His whole life has been devoted to studying the origin of cancer.

他的一生都獻給了對癌癥起因的研究。

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3.人生階段 [C]?a period of sb's life

At every stage of life we sustain losses ——and grow in the process.

在人生的每一階段我們都會有所失——并在此過程中成長。

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4.生活，生活方式 [C]?the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living

Good books can enrich man's inner life.

好書可以豐富人的精神生活。

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5.【總稱】生物 [C]?living things

These were the very highest sorts of life.

它們是當時最高級的生物。

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二、含有l(wèi)ife的常見短語

change of life

n.[醫(yī)]月經(jīng)停止,更年期

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come to life

蘇醒,活躍起來;開始沸騰,到達緊急關(guān)頭

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estate for life

終身財產(chǎn),固定資產(chǎn)

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facts of life

性知識,生殖功能

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for dear life

拼命地,為了逃命

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三、學會life的用法了嗎？來做個小測試吧

She talked at us about her family _____.

她對我們滔滔不絕地講她的家庭生活。