在英语中,常用来表示“成功活了下来”的短语有 "survive" 和 "make it through"。

"Survive" 是一个动词,表示“活着,幸存”的意思,来源于拉丁语 "supervivere",意思是“在之上生存”。例如:

He survived the plane crash, but his wife didn't. 他在飞机失事中幸存下来,但他的妻子没有。
The shipwreck survivors were rescued after floating on a raft for three days. 这些船难幸存者在木筏上漂流三天后获救。

"Make it through" 是一个动词短语,表示“通过,经过”的意思,来源于中古英语 "thurh",意思是“穿过,通过”。例如:

She made it through the marathon despite being sick. 她尽管生病了,但还是跑完了马拉松。
They barely made it through the winter without running out of food. 他们在冬天几乎没有食物,但还是撑过来了。