美国之音《流行美语》 380 bucket list

　　Larry和李华刚看完电影2012，在门口聊起来。李华会学到两个常用语：bucket list和dough¹。
LH: Larry， 你觉得2012年真的会是世界末日吗?
LL: I don't know. But the movie does remind me that I have yet to finish my bucket list.
LH: Your bucket list? 世界末日前你唯一想做的事情就是买一堆桶子？
LL：No, no. A bucket list is not a list of buckets that I want to buy. It is a list of things I want to do before I die.
LH: Oh... 所以bucket list是指死以前要完成的事情的清单喽？
LL：Exactly. In ancient British language, people used "kick the bucket" to refer to death. Therefore "a bucket list" means a list of things you want to do before you die.
LH: 原来如此。 那它跟wish List很像啊。
LL：Mmm. You can say a bucket list is very similar to a wish list. However, a bucket list is mostly filled with things you want to do before you die, whereas a wish list can be anything you want to do or any object you want to buy for any occasion. But recently, a bucket list has been used for more general wishes as well.
LH: 那你的bucket list里都有哪些东西呢?
LL：I want to swim across the Atlantic Ocean, I also want to go skydiving, and...
LH: 哇...你想完成的事情也太难了吧。 Bucket list上一定要是这些高难度的东西吗？ 不能简单点， 比如说，结婚？生子？
LL: What you put on your bucket list is totally up to you. However, a bucket list is usually a list of things that are unordinary that you would not normally do unless you only had a few days left on Earth.
LH: 是这样啊。 那我懂了。 所以我也可以说，visiting the seven wonders of the world is on my bucket list?
LL: Yes, that works. An example of something more simple that could make everyone's bucket list is to make a lot of dough. Although that is more generic²...
LH: 等等。 怎么会有人死前的愿望是做很多面团呢？ 这也太奇怪了吧。
LL: Haha...dough here is not the dough you use to make cookies. Here it means money.
LH: Dough是金钱的意思？
LL：Yup. Dough is derived³ from bread, a commonly used commodity for trade in ancient times. Therefore dough is the same thing as money.
LH: Wow. I didn't know that. 原来古时候人们把面包当钱用，所以dough又有钱的意思。 那我明白了。
LL: Terrific. Now, can you give me a sentence using the word dough?
LH: 我可以说， Recently I spent all my doughs⁴ on movies.
LL: That's good. But dough is a plural⁵ noun, so you do not need to add a "s" at the end. You can simply say, recently I spent all my dough on movies.
LH: 喔...原来是这样说的，dough已经是复数形式，所以不用加 S。
LL: Now, how about you, Lihua? What's on your bucket list?
LH: 这个嘛...我最大的愿望是英文说得能跟你一样好。
LL: Really? But I don't think you can ever beat me in English...
LH: 所以这个愿望是在我的bucket list上啊。我有一生的时间可以完成！铁定可以超过你。
LL: I'm glad you have the confidence. What else is on your bucket list?
LH: 在死以前我还要donate all my dough to charity.
LL: You want to donate all your dough? And I want to make lots of it...why don't you just donate to me?
LH: 这怎么可以。 我捐钱出去是为了帮助有需要的人。 况且那是你bucket list上的内容， 还是自己完成吧。
LL: Good. I think you know what a bucket list is now. The movie has sure got us thinking about our big wishes.
今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是bucket list, 表示死前想要完成的事的清单。另一个是dough, 金钱的替代说法。

1 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

2 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

3 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 doughs   

n.生面团，（用于制面包和糕点的）生面团( dough的名词复数 )；钱

参考例句：

• Various indices have been defined, usually they refer to doughs with a maximum consistency of 500FU. 我们已经定义了不同的指数代号。通常它们指的是具有最大粘度500FU的面团。 来自互联网
• Effect of glucose oxidase and transglutaminase on theological properties of doughs and qualities of flour products. 该文综述葡萄糖氧化酶和谷氨酰胺转胺酶的特性、作用机理，及其对面团流变学特性和面制品品质影响。 来自互联网

5 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。