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Save one life and you"re a hero. Save one hundred lives and you"re a nurse.
救一个人，你是一个英雄；救一百个人，你是一位护士。
【相关单词短语讲解】
【1】save 英 [sev] 美 [sev]
verb 动词
（1）使安全 keep safe
[VN]~ sb/sth (from sth/from doing sth)
救；救助；挽救；拯救：to keep sb/sth safe from death, harm, loss, etc.
to save sb"s life 救某人的命
to save a rare species (from extinction) 拯救珍稀物种（免于灭绝）
She saved a little girl from falling into the water.
她救下一个眼看要落入水中的小女孩。
He"s trying to save their marriage.
他试图挽救他们的婚姻。
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot) .
谢谢你这么做。你帮了我大忙。
（2）与钱 money有关
~ (sth) (up) (for sth)
储蓄；攒钱：to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing
I"m not very good at saving.
我不大攒得住钱。
I"m saving for a new bike.
我正攒钱想买辆新自行车。
You should save a little each week.
你应该每星期存一点钱。
（3）收集 collect sth
收集；收藏：to collect sth because you like it or for a special purpose
I"ve been saving theatre programmes for years.
我收藏剧院的节目单已有多年了。
If you save ten tokens you can get a T-shirt.
积十张礼品券便可得到一件T恤衫。
（4）留存 keep for future
~ sth (for sth/sb)
保留；保存：to keep sth to use or enjoy in the future
Save some food for me. = Save me some food.
给我留点吃的。
He"s saving his strength for the last part of the race.
他保存体力，以便在比赛的最后阶段发力。
We"ll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.
我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。
（5）不浪费 not waste
~ (sth) on sth
节省；节约：to avoid wasting sth or using more than necessary
We"ll take a cab to save time.
我们坐出租车，好节省时间。
We should try to save water.
我们应设法节约用水。
If we go this way it will save us two hours on the trip.
如果走这条路，可以缩短两小时的行程。
（6）避免坏事 avoid sth bad
避免，免得（出现困难或不愉快的事）：to avoid doing sth difficult or unpleasant; to make sb able to avoid doing sth difficult or unpleasant
The prize money saved her from having to find a job.
她得到的奖金，使她不用非得去找工作。
Thanks for sending that letter for me─it saved me a trip.
多谢你替我把那封信寄了——省得我跑一趟。
If you phone for an appointment, it"ll save you waiting.
如果电话预约，你就免得等了。
（7）体育运动 in sport
(in football ( soccer ), hockey , etc. 足球、曲棍球等) 救球（阻碍对方得分）
to prevent an opponent"s shot from going in the goal
The goalie [gli] saved brilliantly from Johnson"s long-range shot.
守门员漂亮地扑挡了约翰逊的远射。
（8）计算机技术 computing
保存；存盘：to make a computer keep work, for example by putting it on a disk（磁盘）
Save data frequently.
资料要经常存盘。
【2】life 英 [laf] 美 [laf]
这个单词相信很多人都认识，就是要注意一下它的复数形式——lives
今天来看一下与之相关的一些习语~
（1）be sb"s life
对某人至关重要的人（或事）：be the most important person or thing to sb
My children are my life.
我这几个孩子就是我的命根子。
Writing is his life.
写作是他的生命。
（2）bring sb/sth to life
使更有趣；使更生动：to make sb/sth more interesting or exciting
The new teacher really brought French to life for us.
新来的老师给我们把法语教得生动活泼。
Flowers can bring a dull [dl] room back to life.
鲜花可使沉闷的房间恢复生气。
（3）come to life
[1] 变得更有趣（或使人兴奋）；变得活跃：to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity
The match finally came to life in the second half.
比赛在下半场终于精彩起来。
【拓展】下半场：second half
The score of the second half is still 0:0.
下半场的比分仍是0比0。——《汉英大词典》
Gillespie"s goal set the scene for an exciting second half.
吉莱斯皮的进球为下半场的精彩比赛铺平了道路。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
[2]（仿佛活着）开始动起来：to start to act or move as if alive
In my dream all my toys came to life.
我的玩具在梦里都活过来了。
（4）for dear life/for your life
尽最大努力；拼命；尽快：as hard or as fast as possible
She was holding on to the rope for dear life.
她死命抓着那根绳子。
Run for your life!
快跑啊！
（5）life"s too short
(informal) 人生苦短；不可枉费此生：used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing sth that you dislike or that is not important
Life"s too short，smile while you still have teeth!
人生短暂，趁牙还在，能笑就多笑吧！
Page"s response to the suggestion that this might be sour grapes because his company lost the bid is: "Life"s too short for that."
有人认为这是佩奇的酸葡萄心理在作怪，因为他的公司未能中标，佩奇对此的回应是：“人生苦短，谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢？”
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
（6）make life difficult (for sb)
（给某人）惹麻烦，造成困难，出难题：to cause problems for sb
Unless it is changed, this law will make life difficult for farmers.
这项法令除非进行修改，否则将给农民的生活造成困难。
（7）take your life in your hands
冒生命危险；豁出性命；把脑袋别在裤腰带上：to risk being killed
You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here.
你在这里过马路简直是冒险玩命。
（8）that"s life
(informal) （表示失望但无可奈何）这就是生活，生活就是这样：used when you are disappointed about sth but know that you must accept it
Well that"s life, and that it looks beautiful.
哦，这就是生活，它看起来美丽。
But that"s real life.
但这就是现实的生活。
（9）where there"s life (, there"s hope)
(saying 谚语) 活着（就有希望）；留得青山在（，不怕没柴烧）：in a bad situation you must not give up hope because there is always a chance that it will improve
（10）you can bet your life/your bottom dollar (on sth/(that)…)
(informal) 肯定；毫无疑问：used to say that you are certain that sth will happen
You can bet your life that he"ll be late.
他肯定会迟到。
You can bet your life they"ll oppose it.
他们肯定会表示反对。
（11）a dog"s life
悲惨的生活；牛马不如的生活：an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment
His father"s bankruptcy led him a dog"s life.
他父亲的破产使他过上了困苦的日子。
（12）a fact of life
生活的（不快）现实；无可争辩的事实：a situation that cannot be changed, especially one that is unpleasant
Stress is a fact of life from time to time for all of us.
对我们所有人来说，精神压力常常是无从逃避的生活现实。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
（13）fight for one"s life
（尤指严重伤病时）与死亡作斗争：to make a great effort to stay alive, especially when you are badly injured or seriously ill
So why didn"t he fight for his life?
那他为什么不为了自己的生命抗争？
（14）the kiss of life
(BrE) 人工呼吸（口对口）：a method of helping sb who has stopped breathing to breathe again by placing your mouth on theirs and forcing air into their lungs
Julia was given the kiss of life but she could not be revived.
虽然对朱莉娅施行了人工呼吸，但她没能苏醒过来。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
（15）(as) large as life
(humorous) （表示惊讶地见到）本人，本身：used to show surprise at seeing sb/sth
I hadn"t seen her for fifteen years and then there she was, (as) large as life.
我有十五年未见过她，却在那里遇见她了，没错，就是她。
Believe it or not, he was here yesterday as large as life.
信不信由你，他昨天确确实实是在这儿。
（16）a matter of life and death
生死攸关的事；成败的关键：used to describe a situation that is very important or serious
Well, never mind, John, it"s not a matter of life and death
好了，约翰，别太在意了。这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
（17）have nine lives
(especially of a cat 尤指猫) 有九条命；命大；大难不死：to be very lucky in dangerous situations
We were called to the hospital twice, but the old man seemed to have nine lives, and before long made a complete recovery.
我们两次被召往医院，但老父亲大难不死，不久就完全康复了。
（18）not be able to do sth to save your life
(informal) 完全干不了某事；死也做不了某事：to be completely unable to do sth
He can"t interview people to save his life.
要他的命，他也采访不了人。
（19）spring into/to life
(of a person, machine, etc. 人、机器等) 突然工作（或行动）起来：to suddenly start working or doing sth
The town springs into life (= becomes busy) during the carnival.
狂欢节期间，全城突然热闹起来。
（20）at my, your, his, etc. time of life
在…这样的年纪（尤指不年轻时）：at the age you are (especially when you are not young)
Eyesight doesn"t get any better at my time of life.
到我这把年纪，视力绝不会变好的。
（21）true to life
(of a book, film/movie, etc. 书、电影等) 真实的；逼真的；惟妙惟肖；活灵活现
seeming real rather than invented
This painting is really true to life.
这幅画画得十分逼真。——《汉英大词典》
The opening scenes of this movie are just not true to life.
这部电影开场的几幕真是太假了。——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
（22）a walk of life
行业；职业；地位；阶层：a person"s job or position in society
——all walks of life各界；各行各业
She has friends from all walks of life.
她在社会各界中都有朋友。
【写在最后】
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