流行美语第377课：逆转局势 你完蛋了! -(韦博分享).doc

流行美语第377课：逆转局势 你完蛋了！ -（韦博分享） 流行美语第377课：逆转局势 你完蛋了！ -（韦博分享） 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dough。 LH: Larry， 你觉得2012年真的会是世界末日吗? LL: I dont 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 everyones bucket list is to make a lot of dough. Although that is more generic... 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 derived from bread, a commonly used commodity for trade in ancient times. Therefore dough is the same thing as money. LH: Wow. I didnt 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