life
1.political life，cultural life，social life，country life，married life等表达方式前面没有the。但simple life（［不用奢侈品、不需别人服侍的］简朴生活）前面有the。
2.all his life，all her life等表达方式有时不指“一生”而指“从出生到现在（或当时）”，比较下面三句：
- He lived there all his life.
- He has lived there all his life, but will soon go to live with his son.
- He had lived there all his life, but would soon go to live with his son.
下面是一个笑话：
A. Have you lived here all your life?
B. No, not yet.
3.I cannot for the life of me recall his name（我完全想不起他的名字）里的for the life of me改作for my life也可以，但不普通。注意Not for the life of me can I recall his name里用can I，不用I can。
4.life's work（终身事业）不及lifework普通。
5.比较下面各句：
- They told us about their life（生活情况）in the interior.
- Their lives have been full of activity.
- Their married life（夫妇俩的结婚生活）has been most happy.
- Their married lives（两个或两个以上的人的结婚生活）have been most happy. （假使指夫妇俩，那末至少有一个人曾经结婚过两次或两次以上。）
