life story
life story — 名詞
1. the complete set of events, relationships, and experiences that a person has liv
人生經歷
一個人一生的全部經歷
the complete set of events, relationships, and experiences that a person has lived through from birth to the present, considered as a whole — for example, growing up in a particular place, the work they did, the people they loved, and the challenges they faced.
The elderly woman's life story included raising five children alone after her husband passed away.
那位老太太的人生經歷包括丈夫去世後獨自養育五個孩子。
possessive + life story: someone's life story
Naoko's life story included losing her home in the Kobe earthquake and rebuilding from nothing.
Naoko 的人生經歷包括在神戶大地震中失去家園，然後從一無所有中重建生活。
possessive: someone's life story included + [life events]
Caleb's life story began in a fishing village where his grandfather taught him to sail.
Caleb 的人生經歷始於一個漁村，他的祖父在那裡教他航行。
The documentary showed how the musician's life story influenced every song she wrote.
這部紀錄片呈現了這位音樂家的人生經歷如何影響她創作的每一首歌。
文法句型
possessive + life story
someone's life story
用法筆記
Frequently used with a possessive determiner (her life story, my life story). This sense refers to the actual lived events, not a written or spoken account of them — contrast with sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. a spoken or written account that someone gives of the events of their own life,
人生故事
對自己一生的敘述
a spoken or written account that someone gives of the events of their own life, arranged as a narrative that others can listen to or read — for example, a book a person writes about their childhood and career, or a long conversation in which they describe their background to a listener.
The journalist recorded the miner's life story and published it in a local newspaper.
記者錄下了那名礦工的人生故事，並刊登在當地的報紙上。
verb pattern: record + life story
Each student interviewed an older neighbour and wrote that person's life story for class.
每位學生訪問了一位年長鄰居，並以課堂作業的形式寫下那個人的人生故事。
verb pattern: write + life story
Zuri listened to her grandmother's life story as the old woman described the war years.
Zuri 含淚聽著祖母的人生故事，老人家描述著戰亂的歲月。
The radio show invites ordinary people to share their life stories on air.
那個廣播節目邀請一般人在節目中分享他們的人生故事。
- autobiography
specifically a written book about one's own life; more formal and narrower than 'life story'
- memoir
a written account focusing on a particular period or theme, not the whole life
- biography
an account of someone's life written by another person
文法句型
tell + life story
write + life story
hear + life story
用法筆記
Common with verbs of telling, writing, recording, or hearing. Unlike sense 1, this sense always implies a narrative act — someone shaping events into a story for an audience.
常見錯誤
3. a friendly, informal way of referring to someone's background and personal histo
生平
用於詢問或概述某人遭遇
a friendly, informal way of referring to someone's background and personal history, used when asking a person about their past or summing up what they have done so far — for instance, a new colleague at work might say 'So, what is your life story?' as a way of starting a getting-to-know-you chat.
The taxi driver asked the passenger for his life story only minutes into the ride.
那位計程車司機在車程剛開始五分鐘內就打聽起乘客的生平。
colloquial pattern: ask for + life story
When Lucía introduced herself, the host said, 'Tell us your life story — we want to know everything!'
Lucía 自我介紹後，主人說：「說說你的生平吧——我們什麼都想知道！」
imperative: tell + life story
The journalist's simple question, 'What is your life story?', made the old man smile and begin to talk.
記者簡單的一句「你生平如何？」，讓老先生笑了起來，開始侃侃而談。
A party guest asked Beatriz for her life story before she could say her name.
在派對上，一名陌生人走上前來，在 Beatriz 報上名字之前就問起了她的生平。
- background
more formal and limited to facts like education and work; less personal than 'life story'
- personal history
slightly more formal; used in official contexts
文法句型
possessive + life story
what's your life story
用法筆記
Common in informal Q-and-A situations. The phrase has a slightly exaggerated, conversational tone — asking for someone's 'life story' is a friendly way of asking about their background, not a demand for a full autobiography. Less natural in formal writing.