way of life idiom       
B1 生活方式
the manner in which a person lives
  Sleeping in doorways, begging for food and money - it's not an enviable way of life. 睡在别人家门口,要饭要钱——这可不是让人艳羡的生活方式。 
 She loved travel, meeting people from other cultures and finding out about their way of life. 她喜欢旅游、结识来自其他文化的人并了解他们的生活方式。