I can't for the life of me remember all these. 打死我也记不住所有这些东西。

当然这个短语可以委婉地翻译为“我怎么也……”这样的意思。

I can't for the life of me understand why everybody is calling this "art". It's a bunch of crap, if you ask me. 我怎么也想不通为什么大家都说这是艺术，根本就是扯淡嘛！

类似的表达方式还有 can't do something to save oneself，一般翻译为“根本不会做某事”这样的意思。如：

If Mary is the host, we'd better bring a lot of food. She can't cook to save herself.

如果这次聚会是在玛丽家的话，我们最好带上多点事物。她根本不会做饭。

在这个基础上还衍生出一个比较有意思的短语，can't do something to save the world 表达的是同样的意思。

还有一个比较有趣的现象是，在欧美人口中如果出现“死”、“伤”等字眼的话，往往是表达与本意大相径庭的意思。如：

My job is exhausting. I'm dying for vacation. 我的工作太累人了，真想有个假期啊。

瞧，这里的"dying for"就是表达极度渴望的意思。

还有“break a leg”这个短语，别真以为是断了一条腿哦，它可是美国人很喜欢用的祝福语，意思等同于 Good luck! 如：

A: I have a job interview tomorrow. 我明天有个面试。

B: Break a leg! 祝你好运！

one question

e.g  "I can't for the life of me remember all these."
can i say : " i can't remember all these for the life",
are these two  have same meaning ??
what's the difference ?

“for the life of me” is a solid structure.
即 " 打死我也..."

oh  studying.......
good!

thank you,Jessia.very useful!

THX , HAVING STUDIED!

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