lie
No. I tell a lie.
用：用来纠正说错的话。
意：对不起.错了。
例，It was in 1980-}no, I tell a lie,it was 1981.
那是在1980年，不时，是1981年。
She was nineteen--no, I tell a lie, she was twenty.
她当时是19岁，不对。应该是20岁。
life
…can't(couldn't} for the life of me
用：表示强调，加强语气。
意：要我命也…不;怎么也…不
例，I can't for the Iife of me remember where I left my camera
要我命我也想不起来，我把照相机忘在哪儿了。
I couldn't for the life of me understand what she was trying to say.
我怎么也不明白她当时想说些什么
…can't (couldn't, won't, wauldn't），，.to sage fine's life
用；用来加强语气。
意：怎么也不会…;要命也不愿…
O，I won't share a room with her to sage my life.
要我命也不愿跟她合住一个房间。
She couldn't swim to save her life.
她怎么也学不会游泳.
Not an your life!
用：用来加强否定语气。也说1Vot on your Nellie }Nelly)!
意：当然不!绝对不行!
例·What? And lease you here? Not on your life!
什么?把你留在这儿?这绝对不行!
You want find me going to those sorts of places. Not on your Nellie!
那种地方我可不去，绝对不去!
A: Will you get married?
愿意结婚吗?
B: Mot an your life?
绝对不愿意!
That's life!
用：这句话用于安慰那些生活不如意、不走运，又想不通，并抱消极态度的人。
意：生活嘛.就是这样.难免发生这事那事;生活就是这样，有什么想不通的!
例，It's a pity they got dirrorced, but that's life!
真遗憾他们离婚了，不过生活就是这样啊!
Mark got the job because he was the manager's son and not because he was the best applicant, but that's life!
马克得到了这份工作并非因为他是最佳申请人，而是因为他是经理的儿子:有什么办法，世道就是这样!
