词典释义：
正如人们现时所了解（或习以为常）的那样
He planned to end the welfare system as we know it.
正如我们所知，他曾计划废除这种福利制度。
Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible.
他们指出，如果没有电梯，市区就不会有摩天大楼，也不可能有城市生活。
It's life, Jim, but not as we know it.
这是生命，吉姆，只是我们不认识它。
Water is a key ingredient for life as we know it.
我们知道水是生命组成的一个关键。
Mild enough, that is, for life as we know it.
这样才能足够温和，生命才能存在。
as is familiar or customary in the present
正如人们现时所了解（或习以为常）的那样
关于大灾难的预想展现着现时人们所熟知的世界末日景象。</Bold><Bold>before one knows where one is</Bold>(或<Bold>before one knows it</Bold>)
〈非正式〉 转眼间。
This is where life as we know it begins.
这就是我们所知的生命起源。
《Lucy》《超体》
We can't maintain the welfare state as we know it.
我们不能维持现有的福利政策。
《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》
In short, John, we'll kill it. And then they'll kill us and the world as we know it.
简单来说，约翰，我们会杀了它，然后他们会杀了我们，以及我们熟悉的这个世界。
《Person of Interest Season 4》《疑犯追踪 第四季》
Can we please talk about something else? Maybe something vaguely related to life as we know it on this planet?
我们能不能说点别的？比如稍微跟我们生活有关，而且是地球上的东西。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
Distinguished guests, I am proud to present the end of warfare as we know it. The Yellowjacket! Oh, no.
尊敬的客人们，我骄傲的向你们展示当代战争的终结者，黄蜂战衣。哦，不。
《Ant-Man》《蚁人》
Thank you, stable orbits, for without you, life as we know it, and especially cheese, would be impossible.
感谢你！稳定的轨道！因为没有你，生命就会像我们所知道的，特别是瑞士干酪，不可能发生！
《TOFEL（无字幕版）》《托福学习视频》
So a roar wouldn't make him scream, it would make him cry, alerting his parents, exposing the monster world, destroying life as we know it, and of course we can't have that.
吼叫不会让他尖叫，只会让他哭，引起他父母注意，使怪兽世界曝光，摧毁现况，当然我们不能让这个发生。
《Monsters University》《怪兽大学》
That's an alternate. This would supersede the other if you want it to. It splits up the component businesses of Fischer Morrow. It'd be the end of the entire empire as we know it.
另一份遗嘱，这份具有优先法律效力，若你接受，会解体非榭公司摧毁整家公司。
《Inception》《盗梦空间》
On the other hand, some physicists are concerned that if this supercollider actually works, it'll create a black hole and swallow up the earth, ending life as we know it.
另一方面呢，物理学家又开始担心一旦超撞机真的实现，它产生的黑洞会吞噬地球终结生命。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 1》《生活大爆炸 第一季》
