I'll tell you a secret that I have never told a living soul.

我要告诉你一个我从未告诉过任何人的秘密。

He was the greatest living novelist in England.

他是英国活着的最伟大的小说家。

The wilderness is a living museum of natural history.

这片荒野是一座活生生的自然历史博物馆。

The judge advised him to amend his way of living.

法官劝告他改变生活方式。

We should improve what is called the quality of living.

我们应该改进所谓的生活品质。

What do you do for a living?

你以什么谋生？

all living things

所有生物

living organisms

活的机体

the finest living pianist

當世的最杰出的钢琴家

living languages (= those still spoken)

现用语言

a living faith

仍有人信奉的信仰

He is living proof that not all engineers are boring.

并非所有工程师都缺乏情趣，他就是活生生的例子。

the coldest winter in living memory

人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天

She earns her living as a freelance journalist.

她靠做自由撰稿记者来维持生计。

to make a good'/decent'/meagre living

过优裕的 / 体面的 / 贫困的生活

What do you do for a living ?

你靠什么谋生？

to scrape'/scratch a living from part-time tutoring

靠做兼职家庭教师勉强维持生活

everyday living

日常生活

communal living

集体生活

plain living

简朴的生活

Their standard of living is very low.

他们的生活水平很低。

The cost of living has risen sharply.

生活费用已急剧上涨。

poor living conditions'/standards

恶劣的生活条件；低下的生活水准

the living and the dead

生者与死者

Father never talked about what he did for a living...

父亲从不谈他的谋生之道。

He earns his living doing all kinds of things.

他做各种各样的活计来谋生。

Olivia has always been a model of healthy living.

奥利维娅一向是健康生活的楷模。

...the stresses of urban living.

城市生活的压力

The spacious living quarters were on the second floor...

宽敞的生活区位于3楼。

The study links the main living area to the kitchen.

书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。

The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.

这位年轻人已经死了。我们只能考虑在生之人。

He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist.

他靠当艺术家来勉强混口饭吃。

用作定语～+ n.

1. He had ascertained that his son-in-law was among the living prisoners.
   他已查明,他女婿在活着的囚犯之中。
2. They didn't find any living things there.
   他们在那儿没发现任何生物。
3. All living things need air, water and sunlight.
   一切生物都需要空气、水和阳光。
4. He is the greatest living poet.
   他是当代最伟大的诗人。
5. The blue whale is the world's largest living animal.
   蓝鲸是世界上最大的动物。
6. English is a living language.
   英语是现代使用着的语言。
7. My family has a living picture on the wall.
   我家墙上有一幅逼真的图画。
8. The child is the living image of his father.
   这孩子和他父亲长得一模一样。

n. +～

1. No man living could do better.
   现代人没有一个能做得比这更好的了。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Is the old man still living?
   那老人还活着吗?
2. Some of the plants are dead, but most of them are still living.
   这些植物中有些已经死了,可是大部分还活着。
3. Shelly was still living when Keats died.
   济慈死时,雪莱还在世。

1. It may not be the best job in the world, but it's a living.
   尽管这不是世界上最好的工作,但不失为生活的出路。
2. In those years they were forced to beg for a living.
   那些年他们被迫出去讨饭。
3. He was condemned to touring the whole country for a living.
   他为生活所迫而走遍全国。
4. She dreams of the day when she will be playing the piano for a living.
   她梦想着有朝一日,能以演奏钢琴为生。
5. She tried to pick up a humble living by selling baskets that she had made by hand.
   她设法卖些自己编织的篮子挣钱糊口。
6. What does he do for a living?
   他靠什么来生活?
7. They enjoy good living.
   他们过着美好的生活。
8. Brasilia has been carefully planned for modern living.
   巴西利亚是为现代生活而精心设计的。
9. The living in the convent narrowed her views.
   修道院生活使她的视野变窄。
10. The prisoners are revolting against living conditions in the prisons by refusing to eat.
    囚犯以绝食来抗议监狱里的生活条件。
11. My pension is sufficient for living expenses.
    我的退休金足以满足生活花销。
12. When father lost his job, our living expenses had to be cut to the bone.
    当父亲失业后,我们的花费不得不降低到最低程度。
13. As production has developed, the living standard of the peasants has risen considerably.
    农民的生活水平随着生产的发展而大大提高。
14. It shall be our constant endeavour to help improve the living standard of our people.
    我们应该不断努力设法改善我国人民的生活水平。
15. Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war.
    战前生活费用和生活水准都很低。
16. A reduced standard of living will develop from increasing taxation and rising unemployment.
    捐税的增长和失业人数的上升将会导致生活水平的降低。
17. The workers marched through the streets with flags and banners to demonstrate against the rising cost of living.
    工人们在街上游行,手执旗帜示威,抗议生活费用的高涨。
18. Wage increases were eaten up by the rise in the cost of living.
    工资的增加全给生活费用的上涨抵消掉了。
19. Mr. Pearson's income allows of no extravagance in his way of living.
    皮尔逊先生的收入不允许他过奢侈的生活。
20. From his manner of dress and style of living,I guess that he is a man of considerable means.
    从他的穿着式样和生活方式看,我揣想,他是个相当富有的人。
21. He dissipated the family fortune in only a few years of wild living.
    他仅仅几年的放荡生活就把家财挥一空。

be living proof of

活证明 show sth by the fact that one is alive

earn a/one's living

谋生,维持生活 get what is necessary for life;make a living

make a living

赚钱过活 gain enough money to support oneself or one's family

～+名词

• living%20description">living description生动的描述
• living%20interest">living interest强烈的兴趣
• living%20language">living language现代语
• living%20mind">living mind活跃的思维
• living%20things">living things生物
• living%20time">living time紧张时期

动词+～

• living">earn a living谋生
• living">earn one's own living自谋生计
• living">gain a living谋生
• living">get a living谋生
• living">make a living谋生
• living">make a good living过优裕的生活
• living">offer living提供食宿
• living">pick up a living谋生
• living">win a living生活

形容词+～

• living">bare living仅仅维持的生活
• living">comfortable living舒适的生活
• living">correct living正当的生活
• living">fine living优质的生活
• living">good living优裕的生活
• living">high living奢侈的生活
• living">honest living正当的生活
• living">hungry living食不果腹的生活
• living">plain living朴素的生活
• living">quiet living安静的生活
• living">right living正当的生活
• living">wild living放荡的生活
• living">wrong living不正当的生活

～+名词

• living%20conditions">living conditions生活条件
• living%20expenses">living expenses生活费用
• living%20standard">living standard生活水平

介词+～

• living">depend on rice for living以大米为主食
• living">make shoes for a living以制鞋为生
• living">cost of living生活费用
• living">means of living谋生方法〔手段〕
• living">style of living生活方式
• living">the art of living生活的艺术
• living">way of living生活方式

～+介词

• living%20as">living as靠…为生
• living%20by">living by以…为生

• The ordinary complements to daily living, the plates, the cups, the bowls.

  出自：G. Josipovici

• You are the only man living that can serve my brother.

  出自：R. B. Peake

Garages & Parking-(车库和停车)

A：You should save some money on parking here.
把车停在这儿可以省些钱。

B：Yeah, I don’t have to pay for a space on the street.
是呀，我不用再付钱在街上找地方停车了。

A：Really? How long did it take you to find a spot yesterday?
是吗？你昨天找地方（停车）兜了多久了？

B：Well, last night it took me half an hour to find a spot when I came home from work.
哦，昨晚我下班回来的时候花了半小时才找到一个地方停车。

A：You get home late, don’t you?
你很晚才回家，是吗？

B：Yeah, around seven. Most of the street parking is gone by then.
是，差不多7点了。那个时候街上大都没有停车的地方了。

A：Ah, well. You can’t have everything.
是，可是你不可能要求事事都完美。

B：Yeah. I can live with it. It’s great to beliving alone.
是呀。我可以应付的。一个人住很不错。

Looking for an Apartment-(找房子)

A：I need to find a new place to live.
我要另找一个地方住。

B：Yeah? Why? Don’t you likeliving with me?
是吗？为什么？你不喜欢和我一起住吗？

A：Oh, it’s not you. I just want my own place.
哦，不是因为你的缘故。我只是想有自己的私人空间。

B：Well, check the newspaper.
好吧，看看报纸上有没有。

A：Jeez…I didn’t realize a single bedroom apartment went for so much these days.
哇呀，我没料到一个单间公寓这些天这么贵。

B：Yeah, prices have really gone up the past couple of years.
是呀，过去这几年价钱真是提高不少。

A：Oh, here’s one. It’s looks like its in this neighborhood, $600 a month. That’s not to bad.
哦，这儿有一个。好像在这儿附近。每个月600元，还过得去。

B：No, it’s pretty good. Why not give the landlord a call?
不仅如此，真很不错呢。为何不给房东一个电话呢？

A：Hello. I’m calling about the one bedroom in Lincoln Park. Could I take a look at it? Yes. Tonight at six is fine. Thanks.
你好，我打电话过来询问林肯公园的这间房。我可以去看看吗？是的。今晚六点可以，谢谢。

Apartment for Rent-(公寓招租)

A：This apartment has three rooms and a bath. Here's the kitchen.
这套公寓有三个房间和一个卫生间。这儿是厨房。

B：It seems a little small to me.
它对我来说好像小了点儿。

A：Not really, for one person, and it has a nice gas range and a good refrigerator.There are lots of shelves and cupboards, too.
实际上不小吧，你只一个人。而且这儿有一只漂亮的煤气灶和很好的冰箱。还有很多大橱和装饰橱。

B：What about closets?
有些什么壁橱？

A：You'll have two large ones in the badroom.One has shelves and a built-in shoe rack.Then there's a storage closet in theliving room and a linen closet in the bathroom.
在卧室内有两个大壁橱。其中一个有搁板和鞋架。在起居室有一个放在床上用品及毛巾的壁橱。

B：Theliving room looks sort of dark.
起居室看起来光线不太好。

living

A：We're painting it a lighter color, and it gets the afternoon sun.
我们正在把它漆成明亮的颜色。下午房间内可以照到太阳。

living的解释

B：Well, thank you for showing me around.I'll let you know tonight if I decide to take it.I want to look around before I make up my mind.
谢谢你给我们看了房间。 如果我决定要，今天晚上我会告诉你。我想作出决定前再慎重考虑一下。