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Some people think that life at present is better than life in the past. They think that now we are living a life that our ancestors could never have dreamed of. For instance, convenient foods from markets have simplified cooking. Electric appliances at home have taken the drudgery out of housework. New inventions have helped to make our work more sufficient and less tiring. Development in medicine has helped to make people live longer and healthier. It seems as if we were living in paradise.
Other people, however, believe that life in the past is better than life at present. They argue that in this highly competitive society people have to work even harder and learn much more in order to adapt to the fast pace of modern life. Moreover, people have to be sophisticated to deal with the many complicated matters in life and work. Development in industry has caused lots of pollution. New inventions have put many people out of work.
In my opinion, life always has its problems. There are problems now which people didn't have to face in the past, and there were also problems in the past which people don't have to confront today. Life is full of happiness if we should be optimistic. We should smile through everything whether it is happiness or misery. This is the right attitude towards life.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• Life 英 [laɪf] 美 [laɪf]】基本解释

  n. 生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世

  life 变化形式 复数： lives

  life 生命 life 's work 毕身成就

  来自古英语life,存在，生命，来自PIE*leip,停留，持续，词源同live,leave.比较world. 比喻用法。

  Life释义：

  the period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive

  寿命;生命;一生，人生;生活;性命

  Life's too short to worry about money!

  人生短暂，何必为金钱而烦恼！

  for the whole of a person's life:

  I believe marriage is for life.

  我相信婚姻是一辈子的事情。

  to be willing to die in order to defend or support someone or something:

  They were ready to give their lives for their country.

  他们已做好了为国捐躯的准备。

  a way of living or a particular part of someone's life

  生活方式;生活（的某一部分）

  her family/private life

  她的家庭／个人

  my working life

  我的职业生涯

  everything that is alive

  活物，生物

  human/marine/plant life

  人类／海洋生物／植物

  to completely change how or where you live:

  She decided to start a new life in Australia.

  她决定在澳大利亚开始新的生活。

  the period for which a machine or organization lasts

  寿命；存在周期；有效期

  The newer batteries have a much longer life.

  新一代电池的寿命要长得多。

  the quality that makes people, animals, and plants different from objects, substances, and things that are dead

  生命力，生气

  figurative I looked through the window but I couldn't see any signs of life (= people moving).

  我透过窗子向外望去，却看不到有任何人类活动的迹象。

  the quality of having a lot of energy, interest, or excitement

  活力，热情

  She's so full of life.

  她充满了活力。