生死攸关

shēng sǐ yōu guān de nán tí

生死攸关的难题

a problem of life and death

zhè kě shì shēng sǐ yōu guān de shì ya

这可是生死攸关的事呀！

This really is a matter of life and death!

zhè shì shēng sǐ yōu guān de xuǎn zé

这是生死攸关的选择。

It's a choice of life and death.

wǒ mā ma bǎ nǎi zuǐ kàn zuò shì shēng sǐ yōu guān de dōng xi cǎi qǔ le yì hū xún cháng de zuò fǎ

我妈妈把奶嘴看做是生死攸关的东西，采取了异乎寻常的做法。

My mother, seeing the nipple as a matter of life and death, took a different approach.