sentence translation

Jenny7

How do you translate this sentence: 写得很好的生活和过得很好的生活几乎一样少。

小莫

A life written well is almost as rare as a life living well.
Is it ok?

Jenny7

小莫: A life written well is almost as rare as a life living well.
Is it ok?

There is no definitely right answer. I think your translation is quite good, but I suppose "living" should be "lived"...

小莫

Jenny7: There is no definitely right answer. I think your translation is quite good, but I suppose "living" should be "lived"...

Why? I think man lives, not is lived?

Jenny7

小莫: Why? I think man lives, not is lived?

I think: of course man lives life, thus in other words life is lived by man. Do I make any sense?

小莫

Jenny7: I think: of course man lives life, thus in other words life is lived by man. Do I make any sense?

Yes. I think so. Maybe you are right, even though I can't find an example in a dictionary. Perhaps I am too bookish. Hehe~