充分享受生活，这些经历你有过多少？

 　　Only one in five Brits believe they are really living life to the full, according to a new study.

　　一项新研究显示，仅五分之一英国人认为自己确实充分享受了生活。

　　Researchers have discovered that, although half of us claim to have a zest¹ for life, the reality is that the majority of us long for more excitement in our lives.

　　研究人员发现，虽然一半英国人声称自己对生活充满热情，但实际上，大多数人期待在生活中体验更多刺激。

　　After examining the lifestyles and aspirations² of almost 2,000 British adults, the survey announced the 37 ultimate life-fulfilling experiences, which include flying on a private jet and partying on a super yacht.

　　在调查了近2000名英国成年人的生活方式和愿望后，该调查宣布了37项被认为最能够丰富生活的终极经历，其中包括乘坐私人飞机和参加豪华游艇派对。

　　Overall the research showed that as a nation we have daring aspirations, with 44 per cent of us claiming to be ‘adventurous’.

　　总的来说，该调查显示英国人有着十分大胆的愿望，44%的人称自己勇于冒险。

　　充分享受生活，这些经历你有过多少？

　　The biggest excuses for not grabbing our dreams is that we are not able to find the time, money or courage to take on exciting new challenges, and 24 per cent of those surveyed claimed adventure was out of reach.

　　而无法实现梦想最大的托辞是没有时间、没有钱或者没有勇气接受新鲜刺激的挑战。24%的被调查者说冒险是遥不可及的。

　　Seven in 10 said that if they had their time again they would be more ‘reckless’ when it came to seeking fun and adventure.

　　70%的人表示，如果人生有机会重来，他们会更勇敢地去享乐和冒险。

　　A plucky³ one in seven said they embarked⁴ on adventures as often as possible, but one in four admitted they never try anything exciting.

　　七分之一的人大胆表明自己已经尽可能地参加冒险活动，四分之一的人承认他们从未尝试过任何刺激的事情。

　　More than half of those who took part in the study said they were envious⁵ of people who seemingly live exciting lives.

　　被调查者中，超过一半的人说他们很羡慕那些生活似乎很刺激的人。

　　The data also revealed that most of us re-assess what we are doing with our lives at the age of 32.

　　数据也显示，大部分人会在32岁的时候重新审视和评价我们的生活。

　　Living life to the full includes learning to survive in the wild, skinny dipping, travelling to watch a World Cup Final and being an extra in a film, according to the survey.

　　调查中，人们认为充分享受生活包括学习野外生存技能、裸泳、长途跋涉去看一场世界杯决赛，以及在电影里客串一把。

　　Driving across the US on Route 66 was also up there, as was taking in the view from the Empire State Building in New York.

　　开车穿越美国66号公路、登上帝国大厦顶楼俯瞰世界也榜上有名。

　　Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, learning to ski or snowboard and learning a foreign language are all also things you have to experience.

　　此外，横穿旧金山金门大桥、学滑冰或滑雪以及学习一门外语等也都是你必须去体验的事情。

　　ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL - HOW MANY HAVE YOU DONE?

　　充分享受生活的终极指南——你曾经做过多少？

　　1. Get married in Vegas

　　去拉斯维加斯结婚

　　2. Dive with sharks

　　和鲨鱼一起潜水

　　3. Surf in Hawaii

　　在夏威夷冲浪

　　4. Travel on a private jet

　　乘坐私人飞机旅行

　　5. Date a model

　　和模特约会

　　6. Gamble in Monte Carlo

　　在蒙特卡洛赌博

　　7. Party on a super yacht

　　参加豪华游艇派对

　　8. Do a skydive

　　跳伞

　　9. Climb Mount Qomolangma

　　攀登珠穆朗玛峰

　　10. Have an illicit⁶ affair

　　拥有一段风流韵事

　　11. Do a bungee jump

　　蹦极

　　12. Join an expedition across the Antarctic

　　南极洲探险

　　13. Attend a red carpet event

　　走一次红地毯（出席一次隆重场合）

　　14. Go white water rafting

　　漂流

　　15. Walk along the Great Wall of China

　　攀登中国长城

　　16. Have a luxury holiday in the Maldives

　　享受马尔代夫奢华宾馆

　　17. Get a hole in one in golf

　　打高尔夫球时一杆进洞

　　18. Own your own company

　　创立公司

　　19. Fly a helicopter

　　乘坐直升飞机

　　20. Scuba⁷ dive off the Great Barrier Reef

　　在大堡礁蛙潜

　　21. Drive across America on Route 66

　　沿66号公路穿越美国

　　22. Be an extra in a film

　　客串一部电影

　　23. Get a tattoo⁸

　　纹身

　　24. Learn a foreign language

　　学习一门外语

　　25. Go to the Super Bowl

　　去看“超级碗”

　　26. Learn to fly a plane

　　学习开飞机

　　27. Get tickets to the World Cup final

　　观看世界杯决赛

　　28. Ride in a speedboat

　　乘坐快艇

　　29. Travel into space

　　遨游太空

　　30. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge

　　横穿金门大桥

　　31. Go on the top of the Empire State Building

　　爬上帝国大厦顶楼

　　32. Take on an extreme physical challenge

　　参加极限体能挑战

　　33. Learn to ski/snowboard

　　学滑冰/滑雪

　　34. Learn how to survive in the wild/learn bush craft

　　学习野外生存/丛林谋生技能

　　35. Skinny dipping in the ocean

　　在大海里裸泳

　　36. Fly a glider⁹

　　驾驶滑翔机

　　37. Make an "intimate" home movie

　　拍摄一段“亲密”家庭录影

　　Vocabulary

　　plucky 有勇气的

　　skinny dipping 裸泳

1 zest   

n.乐趣；滋味，风味；兴趣

参考例句：

• He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
• He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。

2 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

3 plucky   

adj.勇敢的

参考例句：

• The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
• This story featured a plucky heroine.这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄。

4 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

5 envious   

adj.嫉妒的，羡慕的

参考例句：

• I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。

6 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

7 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

8 tattoo   

n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于

参考例句：

• I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
• He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。

9 glider   

n.滑翔机；滑翔导弹

参考例句：

• The glider was soaring above the valley.那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。
• The pilot managed to land the glider on a safe place.那个驾驶员设法让滑翔机着陆到一个安全的地方。