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life 是否可数,通常取决于两个方面：二是它表示某一意思时是侧重具体概念还是抽象概念.总的说来,以下几条原则值得注意：1.表示“生活”时,若指某种方式的生活,为可数名词.如：What a life they had!他们过着什么样的生活啊!He leads a happy life in the country.他在乡村过着幸福的生活.若泛指一般意义的生活,则为不可数名词.如：They lacked the basic necessities of life.他们缺乏生活的基本必需品.Do you like life in the country better than town life?你对农村生活比对城市生活还喜欢吗?2.表示“生命”时,若表示泛指意义或抽象意义,为不可数名词.如：Stones don’t have life.石头没有生命.How did life begin?生命是怎样开始的?At last he knew the meaning of life.他最后了解了生命的意义.若表示具体的“性命”,则为可数名词.如：One careless step may cost a life.一步不小心可能会丧命.Several lives were lost in the accident.这次事故中有好几个人丧生.3.表示“一生”“一辈子”时,通常为可数名词.如：She led a long and happy life.她度过了长寿幸福的一生.4.泛指“人生”时为不可数名词.如：What was his aim in life?他人生的目的是什么?Life is a continual struggle.人生就是不断的斗争.但表示具体的“生平”“传记”时,为可数名词.如：He has written a new life of Newton.他写了一本新的牛顿传.5.表示“生气”“活力”等,通常为不可数名词.如：Children were full of life this morning.孩子们今天早晨充满活力.There were signs of life in the forest as the sun rose.太阳升起时,森林里有了人类活动的迹象. |
