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The life is too short to be constantly worried.
Life is too short to be constantly worried.
The life in China is so different from the life in Western countries!
Life in China is so different from life in Western countries!
We use no article with plural or uncountable nouns to talk about things in general: ‘Life is short.’ ‘Children need love.’
Here, life is uncountable and refers to existence in general or the way people live in a particular place: ‘Life in China is very different from life in Western countries.’
Use the when referring to a particular life: ‘The life of a pilot can be difficult.’
Check our grammar lesson on articles in English.
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The cost of life in Norway is very high compared to other European countries.
The cost of living in Norway is very high compared to other European countries.
Use the cost of living, not the cost of life, to talk about how expensive it is to live somewhere.
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Where you find happiness depends on your project of life.
Where you find happiness depends on your life plan.
A life plan is a plan for what you want to do in your life. We do not normally use project of life with this meaning.