Everyday Expressions It's a matter of life and death. Many lives were lost in the accident. Is there life on Mars? (火星上有生物吗？) “Enjoy life” is my view of life. We lead a happy life. The young people were full of life. I read a life of Martin Luther King. 生活用语 Street Talks 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) Don't you think farming is a wonderful life? Get a life Jane! You've been studying all the time. Don't be so serious. Go out or have fun or drink a beer! Just get a life! Bill's the life of the party at college. He's always making us laugh. 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) 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) 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 would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it. 人世间并不完全是坦途，也有崎岖。 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。
