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Ljswave Posted 14 years ago
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What does it mean that "We live to die another day."?

What does it mean that "We live to die another day."?
i can't understand what this sentence mean.
would you please explain it for me to know it easily?
i think it means " we remain one more day to live" , right?

i got one more question
- You gonna drive it or buy it a dress?

i can't understand this underlined part above.pls let me know it~
  

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, though it's largely correct, yes. "We live to die another day" is a little more fatalistic to me: you escaped death today, but you could die tomorrow. On a more literal level, we are all living to die another day, because we definitely are all going to die at some point.

— Leah S

  • , though it's largely correct, yes.
  • "We live to die another day" is a little more fatalistic to me: you escaped death today, but you could die tomorrow.
  • On a more literal level, we are all living to die another day, because we definitely are all going to die at some point.
  • - 2 probably means someone is spending a lot of money on their car, buying fancy additions and polishing it and treating it very well.
  • The speaker is comparing the car to a girlfriend, probably, in that the car owner is not simply using a car to drive around in but making sure it is well maintained and doted on.
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"We live to see another day" might be a more appropriate sentence for your interpretation., though it's largely correct, yes. "We live to die another day" is a little more fatalistic to me: you escaped death today, but you could die tomorrow. On a more literal level, we are all living to die another day, because we definitely are all going to die at some point.

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2 probably mean
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We live to die another day is refered in most songs and stories about soldiers in battle...
like they know they are about to be killed anyway so they just accept it and move on with it,
and so they survive day after day and the war continue so they live to die another die.
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ljswaveWe live to die another day.
I'm not familiar with this version. I learned this one: We live to fight another day. ~ We have escaped death (possibly in battle) (either literally or figuratively); therefore we continue to live (and do battle).

Whether it's 'fight' or 'die', the sentence contains what is called an infinitive of result.
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ljswaveYou gonna drive it or buy it a dress?
This was probably said to someone who is supposed to be driving someone somewhere, but who is not being very quick about it.

It's in the category of humor. It's a funny way of saying "Hurry up! Let's get going!"

CJ
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Both sentences are from a movie Bucket list. Trust me. Emotion: smile Watch the movie and everything will be clear.

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