49 LIVE: 過日子，生活；活著；住在…

49 LIVE: 過日子，生活；活著；住在…

詞組講解

1. live and learn ** 活到老學(xué)到老

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：邊生活邊學(xué)習(xí)

例 Whenever he made a mistake, his grandfather would say “Live and learn.”

2. live and let live ** 和平共存；自己活也得讓別人活；待人寬容

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：自己活著并且讓別人活著；表示對他人行為的寬容

例 As long as they don't cause any problems, I say live and let live.

3. live beyond one's means ** 入不敷出

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：生活開支［超出（beyond）］了自身的［財產(chǎn)、收入（means）］；參照live within one's means

例 Chuck's bankruptcy is no surprise. He's been living beyond his means for years.

4. live by one's wits ** 動腦筋，發(fā)揮智慧；耍小聰明

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：靠自己的［智慧（wits）］生活

例 Living by his wits for six days, the soldier evaded the enemy and was rescued.

5. live for the moment ** 過一天算一天；得過且過

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：為了［此時此刻（the moment）］活著

例 They were young, free and living for the moment.

6. live from hand to mouth ** 勉強糊口

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［掙一天的錢吃一天的飯（from hand to mouth）］勉強生活

例 Many famous artists spent their entire lives living from hand to mouth.

7. live high on 〔off〕 the hog ** 生活富足

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［奢侈地（high）］［吃（on，off）］［豬肉（hog）］過日子

例 He was wealthy enough to live high on the hog, but chose to live moderately.

8. live in *** 住進（學(xué)習(xí)或工作的地方）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：在里面生活

例 Two staff members live in at the orphanage, while the rest commute each day.

9. live in an ivory tower ** 過著與世無爭的生活

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：生活在［象牙塔、與現(xiàn)實社會相隔絕的世界（ivory tower）］里

例 This proposal is completely unrealistic and show just how long Senator Morley has been living in an ivory tower.

10. live it up ** 盡情狂歡；享樂

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：過著逍遙的生活

例 Instead of investing his inheritance, John spent it all living it up.

11. live next door to / live next door ** 住在…的附近

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：住在…的［隔壁（next door）］

例 Fortunately we live next door to a hospital and didn't have to go far for help.

12. live off sb. or sth. *** 依靠某人或某物生活

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［依靠（off）］某人或某物生活

例 Most retirees live off the savings they accumulated during their working years.

13. live off the fat of the land ** 生活富足；過著奢華的生活

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［依靠（off）］土地［肥沃的部分（fat）］生活

例 The island was so plentiful that the inhabitants simply lived off the fat of the land.

14. live on borrowed time ** 活得比預(yù)期的久

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：［以（on）］借來的時間生活

例 Doctor Smith says my grandfather is so old he's living on borrowed time.

15. live on sth. *** 依靠某物生活

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［依靠（on）］某物生活；參照live off sb. or sth.

例 In the countryside it is possible to live on $300 a month.

16. live out of a suitcase 〔trunk〕 ** 居無定所

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：帶著［手提箱（suitcase, trunk）］生活

例 Having been a traveling salesman for 20 years, the man said he was quite used to living out of a suitcase.

17. live sth. down / live down sth. *** 時間久了淡忘；洗刷（過去的不光彩、罪過等）

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物置于［下方（down）］生活

例 Do you think you'll ever be able to live down not passing that exam?

18. live through sth. *** 承受；經(jīng)歷之后存活；經(jīng)受住

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［穿過（through）］某物生活

例 If you can live through the first year of medical school, you can survive anything!

19. live up to sth. *** 比得上；符合；不辜負

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［按照（up to）］…生活

例 The movie certainly didn't live up to all the advertisements I saw about it.

20. live within one's means ** 量入為出地生活

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：在自己的［財產(chǎn)收入（means）］的［范圍內(nèi)（within）］生活

例 What the people want is for the government to live within its means.

參考譯文

1. 每次他犯錯誤的時候，他爺爺都會說：“活到老，學(xué)到老?！?

2. 只要他們別再惹麻煩，那就和平相處吧。

3. 查克的破產(chǎn)一點也不意外。他這幾年一直都在透支。

4. 士兵憑借自己的智慧過了六天，最后避開了敵人，得到營救。

5. 他們年輕、自由，過一天算一天。

6. 許多著名的藝術(shù)家一生都是勉強糊口。

7. 他非常有錢，足夠過奢侈的生活，但是他卻選擇較為節(jié)制的生活方式。

8. 兩名員工住在孤兒院，其他人則每天來回通勤上下班。

9. 這項提議完全不切實際，這正表明了莫利議員過了多久與世無爭的生活。

10. 約翰沒有把繼承的遺產(chǎn)用來投資，而是用它享受人生。

11. 幸運的是，我們就住在醫(yī)院附近，不需要走太遠去尋求幫助。

12. 大部分退休人員都是靠他們在工作時的積蓄生活。

13. 這座小島非常富饒，島上的居民只是靠山吃山。

14. 史密斯醫(yī)生說我爺爺年歲太大了，壽命已經(jīng)超過了預(yù)期。

15. 在農(nóng)村，一個月300美元就可以維持生活。

16. 那個人做了20年的旅行推銷員，他說自己非常習(xí)慣過不定居的生活。

17. 你覺得你能忘掉沒通過考試這件事嗎？

18. 如果你能經(jīng)受住在醫(yī)學(xué)院的第一年，以后就任何事情都不怕了！

19. 這部電影完全不如廣告里介紹的好看。

20. 人們想要政府量入為出。