living

The writer, an expatriate living in Singapore, has studied and worked in the US.

作者曾在美国读书和工作, 目前旅居新加坡.

Though he was not dry behind the ears, he had to make a living by himself.

他虽未成年, 但得自己谋生.

Is the old man still living?

那老人还活着 吗 ?

It's time we put up the Christmas decorations in the living room.

我们该在起居室里张贴一些圣诞装饰物了.

By living a blue moon with the Indians, he was assimilated to them in his thinking and actions.

由于长期和印第安人共同生活, 他在思想和行动上都被他们同化了.

Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history of Britain.

基督教塑造了英国的历史,而且至今还有人信奉.

As the wages advanced, so did the cost of living.

随着工资的提高, 生活费用也提高了.

You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantages.

你必须权衡住在大城市的利与弊。

We are living in the information era.

我们生活在信息时代.

academics living in ivory towers

生活在象牙塔中的学者

He has a son and a daughter living with him.

他跟前有一儿一女.

There're some savages living in the forest.

森林里居住着一些野人.

Since winning the lottery, they've been living in clover.

中奖之后, 他们过着舒适优裕的生活.

He teaches for a living.

他以教书为生.

Please don't crash around the living room while I have visitors in there.

我有客人时,请不要在客厅里踢踢撞撞的.

The fall in the cost of living is directly relevant to the drop in the prices of many industrial products and agricultural produce.

生活费的下降和工农业产品价格的下降有着密切关系.

She insisted on her mother's living with her.

她坚持要她母亲和她住在一起.

Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths.

生活条件改善就会有较多的活产,较少的死产.

Living in a high building tends to insulate us from the real life of the city.

住在高楼大厦中容易使我们与城市的现实生活相隔绝.

It is a superstitious idea that the ghost can cast a living man under a spell.

鬼魂能迷住人是一种迷信的观念.

He was never happy living at home with his parents, so as soon as possible he flew the coop and got his own place.

他跟父母住在一起时从来没开心过, 所以他尽早离开家,有了自己的小窝.

People's jaws drop when Tom tells them what he does for a living.

当汤姆告诉人们他以什么谋生时,他们脸上露出了失望的神情.

He makes a living by doing odd job.

他通过做临时的工作来谋生.

All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.

生物都有新陈代谢.

As the economy develops, the living conditions of the people have been improved accordingly.

经济发展了, 人民的生活水平也随着提高了.

Wage increases were eaten up by the rise in the cost of living.

工资的增加全给生活费用的上涨抵消掉了.

He earns a living by casual labour.

他靠做临时工为生.

Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.

现今谋生很容易.

I can't stand living in this godforsaken hole.

住在这么个破地方，我受不了。

The rise in taxation will put pounds on the cost of living.

提高税收将使生活费用大大增加.