生命無價：life詞彙綜述
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，我當模特是爲了獲得生活經驗。
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。
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。
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.
只有奇蹟才能挽救她的生命。
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症起因的研究。
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——並在此過程中成長。
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。
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。
二、含有life的常見短語
change of life
n.[醫]月經停止,更年期
come to life
甦醒,活躍起來;開始沸騰,到達緊急關頭
estate for life
終身財產,固定資產
facts of life
性知識,生殖功能
for dear life
拼命地,爲了逃命
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。
