有生之年

wǒ jīn nián jiǔ shí suì le xī wàng néng zài yǒu shēng zhī nián kàn dào zǔ guó tǒng yī de shí xiàn

我今年九十岁了，希望能在有生之年看到祖国统一的实现。

I'm ninety now. I hope I shall live to see the reunification of our country.

wǒ yǒu shēng zhī nián yǒng yuǎn dōu bù huì wàng jì zhè yī tiān

我有生之年永远都不会忘记这一天。

I shall remember this day for as long as I live.

wǒ hěn qìng xìng mā ma zài yǒu shēng zhī nián méi yǒu kàn dào zhè ge

我很庆幸妈妈在有生之年没有看到这个。

I'm just thankful that my mother never lived to see this.

wǒ men de mù biāo shì zài yǒu shēng zhī nián li xiāo chú pín kùn

我们的目标是在有生之年里消除贫困。

We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.