1 ． make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生[ 教材原句 ] Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.有些人死了或回家了，但是大多数人留在加利福尼亚谋生，尽管困难重重。(1)come to life 苏醒；变得活跃live/lead a ...life 过着……生活come back to life 苏醒过来；恢复生气bring ...back to life 使……苏醒过来；给……活力start/make a new life 开始新生活(2)make/earn a/one's living 谋生①They settled down in Canada and made a life for themselves.他们在加拿大定居下来，习惯新的生活方式。②The village ， which had seemed deserted, immediately .这个原来似乎杳无人烟的村庄顿时恢复了生机。③How did you make a living when you were in Beijing?你在北京时是如何谋生的？came to life2 ． take in 包括；吸收；理解；欺骗；收留[ 经典例句 ] He was homeless, so we took him in.( 牛津P2059)他无家可归，我们便收留了他。[ 一词多义 ]写出下列句中 take in 的含义①This is the total cost of the holiday, taking everything in. _______②Don't be taken in by products promising to make you lose weight quickly._____③I found it easy to take in what the teacher had taught._____包括欺骗理解take off 起飞；匆匆离去；脱下；大获成功take on 呈现；雇用take over 接收；接管；取代take up 占去；占据；开始；从事④My writing career took off when I discovered my own style.找到自己的写作风格后，我的写作事业开始有起色了。⑤In the past few years, the village has .在过去的几年，这个村庄呈现出了新面貌。taken on a new look [ 链接高考 ](2011· 陕西高考 )Some insects_____________ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves. A ． take in B ． take off C ． take on D ． take out 解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：有些昆虫为了自我保护会随着周围环境改变自身的颜色。 take on“”呈现 ，符合句意。 take in“”吸收；欺骗 ； take off“”脱衣；起飞；成功 ；take out“...
