What a life!多么棒的生活呀!

[coffeeman]

Q:Jason: I just lay on the beach, drank coconut juice, and watched the sunset there.
(Jason: 我就在那里躺在海滩上，喝椰子汁，然后看着夕阳。)
A:Maria: What a life!
(Maria: 多么棒的生活呀!)

我们今天要看的是life在我们日常生活中 (in our daily life) 另一个非常重要的用法───对了，这个用法就是life当「生活」解释。这个时候往往就是同学life最痛苦的时刻了，因为这个时候life有「可数(countable)」和「不可数(uncountable)」的状况出现，而且变化满多的，现在我们就赶快来看看吧。

life (名n) way of living: all the experiences and activities that are typical of a particular way of living (生活)

Everyone wants to live a happy life, but just few can make it.
(每一个人都想过幸福快乐的生活，但是只有少数人作到。)

In the next century, I will make a wholly new life for myself.
(在下个世纪，我将为自己过全新的生活。)

说明 --- life 当「生活」解释时，只有在 "live / lead / make a ~ life (过…… 的生活)" 的词组中才出现「可数名词 (countable noun)」的状态。

He’s spent a lot of his working ( / private / social ) life abroad.
(他在国外度过许多工作( / 私人 / 社交 )生活时间。)

I’m not used to the American way of life.
(我不习惯美式生活。)

Mass media has played a vital role in our daily life ( (in) real life) .
(大众媒体已经在我们日常生活(真实生活) 扮演重要角色。)

When a decision has to be made, I always take priority to my quality of life.
(当必须作决定时，我总是以我生活品质作优先考虑。)

以这个意思产生的重要口语用法有：

1.What a life! (多么棒的生活呀！)

2. This is the life. (这才是生活。)

3. We can live life to the fullest. (我们可以尽情享受生活。)

4. Well, it was a way of life. (嗯，这是一种生活方式。)