[b]一、生死状态词 [b][/b]1、No man is born wise.没有人生而知之。 [b]2、He was borne by Mrs. Gadabout.他为加达保特夫人所生。（接by引导的短语时，用borne这一形式）[b] 3、Juliana is expecting about next January.朱莉安娜明年一月生产。 [b]表示“生育”的词还有：big with a child, in the family way, in a certain condition, in a bad shape, have a white swelling, in a delicate condition, wear the apron（围裙）high, have swallowed a water-melon seed等。 [b]4、He was born in the city and brought up in the country.他生在城市长在乡村。 [b]5、Liu Hulan is a heroine, and she lived a great life and died a glorious death.刘胡兰是个女英雄，她生的伟大，死的光荣。 [b]与死相关的词有：pass away（去世）, go to a better world（去极乐世界），go to Heaven（上天堂），be with God（见上帝），cross the great divide（过冥河），cross the Jordan（命赴黄泉），go to a better world（去极乐世界），go west（去西方极乐世界），meet the maker（见造物主），give up the ghost（作古），kick the bucket（翘辫子）。 [b]二、婚恋状态词 [b][/b]1、Did you get a date with Sally for the dance? 你已经同萨莉约好去跳舞了吗？ [b]同类表达还有：a blind date（由介绍人安排的男女初次会面）, go stag（不带女伴去参加舞会）, a hen party（只有女子参加的聚会）。 [b]2、Meg has been carrying a torch for Paul for almost two years.梅格对保罗单恋已经将近两年了。 [b]相同说法还有：be struck by one’s beauty(被某人的美貌打动), fall in love with at first sight（一见钟情）, be in love with（爱上某人）, turn down in love（失恋）。 [b]3、But anyhow they are engaged to be married.但是不管怎样他们订婚了。 [b]4、Next month she will be married to an engineer. Will you marry her? 下个月她要嫁给一位工程师，你会为她主婚吗？ [b]5、He married both his daughters to rich businessmen.他把两个女儿分别嫁给了富有的商人。 [b]6、Did Mr. Hill divorce his wife or did she divorce him?是黑尔先生提出要离婚还是他的妻子提出要离婚？ [b]7、The trouble with you is you’re too hen-pecked. At my house I’m the lord and master.最糟糕的是你太怕老婆了。我在家里可是一品大老爷。 [b]三、生活状态词 [b][/b]1、If you don’t work hard today, you’ll try hard to look for a new job tomorrow.今天工作不努力，明天努力找工作。 [b]2、Harry found a job in the company.哈利在这家公司找到了工作。 [b]Henry works with the bank.亨利在银行上班。 [b]3、His parents lost their job, and his family couldn’t afford him to go to college.他的父母失业了，无法支持他上大学。 [b]表示“失业”的说法还有：be laid off, get a pink note, be dismissed, be fired， be given the bush, be given the sack, be axed, give the boot, get canned等等。 [b]4、Now John has decided to turn over a new leaf and go to school on time every day.现在约翰决定改过自新，每天准时上学。 [b]5、We live on salary but can’t feed on it. We can’t get what we want in the faraway town.我们靠工资生活，但不能吃钞票。在这个偏僻的小镇我们就是买不到想要的东西。 [b]6、The beggars lived by begging in the street.这些乞丐靠在街头乞讨为生。 [b]7、Grandpa told me in the old days they lived a miserable life.祖父告诉我在旧社会他们过着悲惨的生活。 [b]类似的说法有：live/lead a happy life（过着幸福的生活）, live a dog’s life（过着牛马不如的生活）, live a great life（生的伟大）, live up to one’s expectation（不辜负某人的期望）, live a lie（过着虚伪的生活）等。 [b]四、教育状态词 [b][/b]1、Billy didn’t go to school and he was illiterate.比利没有上过学，是个文盲。 [b]2、Although the family was poor, they still did their best to afford their son to go to college.尽管家里很穷，但这一家人还有尽力供孩子上大学。 [b]3、He had good education and received Degree of Philosophy in 1989.他受到了良好的教育，于1989年获得了哲学博士学位。 [b]4、He’ll go abroad for a further study next year.明年他要出国进修。 [b]5、Because of poverty father had no schooling and almost didn't know a B from a battledore.由于贫穷，父亲没有受过教育，几乎是目不识丁。