1)alive 意为“活着”,侧重说明生与死之间的界限,既可指人,也可指物;可用来作表语,后置定语或宾补。虽有死的可能,但还活着。例如:
The badly wounded soldier was still alive when taken to the hospital .
He is dead , but his dog is still alive . 他死了,但他的狗仍然还活着。
No man alive is greater than he . 在活着的人中没有人比他更伟大了。(注:此时 alive 含有“在所有活着的……之中”)
He wanted to keep the fish alive . 他想让鱼活着。
2)living意为“活着”强调说明“尚在人间”,“健在”,可用来指人或物,作定语或表语。例如:
Comrade Wang is really a living Lei Feng in our country .
My first teacher is still living . 我的启蒙老师仍健在。
English is a living language . 英语的活的语言。
A living language should be learned through listening and speaking .
He is regarded as one of the best living writers at present . 他被认为是当代活着的最好的作家之一。
注意:living 前加上 the , 表示类别,指“活着的人们”。例如:
The living must finish the work of those dead . 活着的人必须完成那些死去的人的事业。
living 还可用于短语,例如:make a living 谋生。
3)live “活着的”,通常指物,不指人,常用来作定语放名词的前面。还指“实况转播的”。例如:
a live wire 有电的电线,a live fish 一条活鱼。
Do you like a live show or a recorded show ? 你是喜欢直播还是录音 。
He said he had seen a live whale . 他说他看见过活鲸鱼。
make a / one's living by + ing 通过干……谋生
4)lively 则意为“活泼的”,“活跃”,“充满生气的”,可作定语、表语或宾补,既可指人,又可指物。例如:
Jenny is a lively girl . 詹妮是个活泼的女孩。
Everything is lively here . 这儿一切都生机勃勃。
He had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting .
他有一种奇特的方法,使他的课生动有趣。
The badly wounded soldier was still alive when taken to the hospital .
He is dead , but his dog is still alive . 他死了,但他的狗仍然还活着。
No man alive is greater than he . 在活着的人中没有人比他更伟大了。(注:此时 alive 含有“在所有活着的……之中”)
He wanted to keep the fish alive . 他想让鱼活着。
2)living意为“活着”强调说明“尚在人间”,“健在”,可用来指人或物,作定语或表语。例如:
Comrade Wang is really a living Lei Feng in our country .
My first teacher is still living . 我的启蒙老师仍健在。
English is a living language . 英语的活的语言。
A living language should be learned through listening and speaking .
He is regarded as one of the best living writers at present . 他被认为是当代活着的最好的作家之一。
注意:living 前加上 the , 表示类别,指“活着的人们”。例如:
The living must finish the work of those dead . 活着的人必须完成那些死去的人的事业。
living 还可用于短语,例如:make a living 谋生。
3)live “活着的”,通常指物,不指人,常用来作定语放名词的前面。还指“实况转播的”。例如:
a live wire 有电的电线,a live fish 一条活鱼。
Do you like a live show or a recorded show ? 你是喜欢直播还是录音 。
He said he had seen a live whale . 他说他看见过活鲸鱼。
make a / one's living by + ing 通过干……谋生
4)lively 则意为“活泼的”,“活跃”,“充满生气的”,可作定语、表语或宾补,既可指人,又可指物。例如:
Jenny is a lively girl . 詹妮是个活泼的女孩。
Everything is lively here . 这儿一切都生机勃勃。
He had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting .
他有一种奇特的方法,使他的课生动有趣。