“要活着”常见的英文表达有 “to stay alive” 或 “to keep living” 。
“to stay alive” 强调持续处于生存状态,不死亡。例如:In the harsh desert environment, their main goal was to stay alive.(在恶劣的沙漠环境中,他们的主要目标就是活下来 。)
“to keep living” 更侧重于持续进行生活这一行为。例如:No matter what difficulties we face, we have to keep living.(无论我们面临什么困难,都得继续活下去 。)