49 LIVE: 过日子，生活；活着；住在…

49 LIVE: 过日子，生活；活着；住在…

词组讲解

1. live and learn ** 活到老学到老

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：边生活边学习

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

2. live and let live ** 和平共存；自己活也得让别人活；待人宽容

解 习语；词义溯源：自己活着并且让别人活着；表示对他人行为的宽容

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 习语；词义溯源：生活开支［超出（beyond）］了自身的［财产、收入（means）］；参照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 ** 动脑筋，发挥智慧；耍小聪明

解 习语；词义溯源：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 ** 过一天算一天；得过且过

解 习语；词义溯源：为了［此时此刻（the moment）］活着

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

6. live from hand to mouth ** 勉强糊口

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：［挣一天的钱吃一天的饭（from hand to mouth）］勉强生活

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 习语；词义溯源：［奢侈地（high）］［吃（on，off）］［猪肉（hog）］过日子

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

8. live in *** 住进（学习或工作的地方）

解 短语动词；词义溯源：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 ** 过着与世无争的生活

解 习语；词义溯源：生活在［象牙塔、与现实社会相隔绝的世界（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 ** 尽情狂欢；享乐

解 习语；词义溯源：过着逍遥的生活

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 习语；词义溯源：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 短语动词；词义溯源：［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；过着奢华的生活

解 习语；词义溯源：［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 ** 活得比预期的久

解 习语；词义溯源：［以（on）］借来的时间生活

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 短语动词；词义溯源：［依靠（on）］某物生活；参照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〕 ** 居无定所

解 习语；词义溯源：带着［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. *** 时间久了淡忘；洗刷（过去的不光彩、罪过等）

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某物置于［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；经历之后存活；经受住

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［穿过（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；不辜负

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［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 ** 量入为出地生活

解 习语；词义溯源：在自己的［财产收入（means）］的［范围内（within）］生活

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

参考译文

1. 每次他犯错误的时候，他爷爷都会说：“活到老，学到老。”

2. 只要他们别再惹麻烦，那就和平相处吧。

3. 查克的破产一点也不意外。他这几年一直都在透支。

4. 士兵凭借自己的智慧过了六天，最后避开了敌人，得到营救。

5. 他们年轻、自由，过一天算一天。

6. 许多著名的艺术家一生都是勉强糊口。

7. 他非常有钱，足够过奢侈的生活，但是他却选择较为节制的生活方式。

8. 两名员工住在孤儿院，其他人则每天来回通勤上下班。

9. 这项提议完全不切实际，这正表明了莫利议员过了多久与世无争的生活。

10. 约翰没有把继承的遗产用来投资，而是用它享受人生。

11. 幸运的是，我们就住在医院附近，不需要走太远去寻求帮助。

12. 大部分退休人员都是靠他们在工作时的积蓄生活。

13. 这座小岛非常富饶，岛上的居民只是靠山吃山。

14. 史密斯医生说我爷爷年岁太大了，寿命已经超过了预期。

15. 在农村，一个月300美元就可以维持生活。

16. 那个人做了20年的旅行推销员，他说自己非常习惯过不定居的生活。

17. 你觉得你能忘掉没通过考试这件事吗？

18. 如果你能经受住在医学院的第一年，以后就任何事情都不怕了！

19. 这部电影完全不如广告里介绍的好看。

20. 人们想要政府量入为出。