When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.
兄弟倆團聚之時，漢斯說明了他活下來的經過，
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 36 A chance in a million
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 活著的;活潑的;有生氣的;敏感的;
?? a在…，…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adv. 仍，仍然;更，還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常，不斷地;
adj. 不動的，靜止的;不狂暴的，溫柔的;沒有活力的，死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜，寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平靜下來，安靜;〈古〉燒（酒），蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset