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<< review queue entry 72189 >> 有生之年 yǒushēngzhīnián 指人还活在世上的岁月。 事實上，現在的社會趨勢是善用有生之年 ， 盡力服務社會，而不是限制個人工作的選擇或權利。 Actually, the current social trend is to make good use of one's life to serve the community; and one's choice of employment or right to work should not be limited. 現在，我們的行政長官說希望在他有生之年可看見普選，他是十分有信心的。 Now, the Chief Executive said that he hoped to see the implementation of universal suffrage during the rest of his life. 況且，我亦希望有朝一日，我更希望在我劉慧卿有生之年 ，可以看到我們真的能當家作主。 Moreover, I also hope that one day, and even more earnestly hope that within my lifetime, I, Emily LAU, can see that we are really masters of our own house. ------------------------------------- Editor: Despite what dictionaries say, it doesn't necessarily refer specifically to one's *remaining* years. 李小龍有生之年拍的四部著名電影，... Lee made four major films in his life. [Bruce Lee didn't have any "remaining years" when this this sentence was written, because he had been dead for 23 years already.] 而過去「行」是很困難的，因此很多人的志願就是有生之年要造條橋或鋪條路。 Because in the past travel was very difficult, many people devoted themselves to building roads or bridges. 相較於當代華人世界眾多小說家，金庸的幸運、光榮，無人能及。一個作家能在有生之年親身參與「屬於他」，而且是自發性的國際性研討會。 Among the Chinese novelists of his generation, Jin Yong's brilliance and luck are without rival. He has enjoyed the remarkable experience of being able to participate in academic conferences about himself initiated by his readers. 因此你我有生之年，不太可能見到物種演化的明顯證據， Thus in a single lifetime we are unlikely to see distinct evidence of species' evolution. 另一位義工鄭清惠是在一次大手術之後，感觸良多，決心有生之年要做些有意義的事， After having a major operation, Kuo Ching-hui, another volunteer, resolved that he would do something meaningful with the remaining years of his life, |
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# 有生之年 有生之年 [you3 sheng1 zhi1 nian2] /lifetime/ + 有生之年 有生之年 [you3 sheng1 zhi1 nian2] /(idiom) during one's lifetime; while one is on this earth; in one's remaining years/ |