alive，live，living 作为形容词，都可作 “活着的” 解，但 alive 只可作补语，通常不作前置修饰语。例如：
▶ My mother is alive and well in Mexico.
我母亲在墨西哥，依然健在。
▶ Despite the hard winter, the rose bush is still alive.
虽在严冬，这丛玫瑰花依然活着。
live 作 “活着的” 解，通常作前置修饰语。例如：
▶ The cat was playing with alive mouse.
猫在戏弄着一只活老鼠。
▶The laboratory is conducting experiments with a dozen live monkeys.
那实验室正在用十几只活猴子做试验。
live 用于转义时，通常也作前置修饰语。例如：
▶ We sat around a pan of live charcoal and talked merrily.
我们围着一盆熊熊炭火而坐，谈得开心。
▶ Beware of the live bomb. It may explode at any moment.
当心那未引爆的炸弹。它随时会爆炸。
但当 live 用以形容广播、电视时，既可作前置修饰语，也可作补语。例如：
▶ This is a live broadcast.
这是现场直播。
▶ It wasn't a recorded show, it was live.
这不是录像，而是现场直播。
living 作为形容词，既可作补语，也可作修饰语。例如：
▶ Are your grandparents still living?
你的祖父母还活着吗?
▶ He is the living image of his father.
他和他的父亲极其相像。
▶ Latin is not a living language.
拉丁语不是活语言。
lively 作 “活泼的” “有生气的” 解，既可作补语，也可作修饰语。例如：
▶ He is over 80, but he is still lively.
他已80多岁，但仍朝气蓬勃。
▶ The article gives a lively description of their expedition to the South Pole.
这篇文章生动地描写了他们的南极探险。
The road to a dream is never smooth, but every step taken is a footprint of growth.
通往梦想的道路从无坦途，但每一步都是成长的印记。
In the vast ocean of life, kindness is the lighthouse that guides us through the darkest nights.
在生活的茫茫大海中，善良是引领我们度过最黑暗夜晚的灯塔。
Love is not about finding a perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
爱不是寻找一个完美的人，而是学会完美地看待一个不完美的人。