88 The Bucket List

CHAPTER 1 What's a Bucket List? THE GREAT ROMAN EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS SAID. "YOU WILL GIVE YOURSELF PEACE OF MIND IF YOU PERFORM EVERY ACT OF YOUR LIFE AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST." Could this have been the secret to the emperor's success? Everyone wants to have peace of mind, as well as success. Planning and organization can help, and a good way to plan is to make a list. Have you ever heard the idiom "kick the bucket?" Do you know what it means? "Kick the bucket" means die. Even though the expression is well known today, nobody is absolutely sure of its origin. There are several ideas, though, and all of them seem to suggest that the common bucket has been associated with death for a long time. And it is from this idiom that we get the term bucket list.

第一章遗愿清单是什么？ 伟大的罗马皇帝马可·奥勒留说过。 “如果你把生命中的每一件事都当作最后一件来做，你就会给自己带来内心的平静。” 难道这就是皇帝成功的秘诀吗？ 每个人都想拥有内心的平静，以及成功。 计划和组织是有帮助的，一个好的计划方法就是列一个清单。 你听过“kick the bucket”这个习语吗？你知道这是什么意思吗？ “Kick the bucket”的意思是死亡。 尽管这个表达在今天很出名，但没有人能绝对确定它的起源。 然而，有几种观点似乎都表明，长期以来，普通的水桶一直与死亡联系在一起。 从这个成语中我们得到了“遗愿清单”这个词。

So what is a bucket list? It's a list of everything we want to do before we die. In the movie The Bucket List, Academy Award-winning actors Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two men who are dying of cancer. Faced with their impending death, they write down all the things they want to accomplish and then set out to do them. The movie was a success and was seen by more than 200 million people. It was both entertaining and inspiring. These days, people are finding that writing a bucket list helps them lead more satisfying lives. Try it! You can organize your list in different ways. You may want to have categories, or groups of ideas, like the elements of wellness: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, occupational, physical, and social. Ask your friends for other ideas, or just prepare a list based on alphabetical order. It's your life and your list!

那么什么是遗愿清单呢？这是一张我们死前想做的事情的清单。 在电影《遗愿清单》中，奥斯卡获奖演员杰克·尼科尔森和摩根·弗里曼饰演两个死于癌症的男人。 面对即将到来的死亡，他们写下所有想要完成的事情，然后着手去做。 这部电影大获成功，有超过2亿人观看。 它既有趣又鼓舞人心。 如今，人们发现写遗愿清单能帮助他们过上更令人满意的生活。 试一试!你可以用不同的方式来组织你的清单。 你可能想要分类或分组，就像健康的要素：情感、精神、智力、环境、职业、身体和社会。 问你的朋友其他的想法，或者只是根据字母顺序准备一个列表。 这是你的生活和你的清单！

CHAPTER 2 Tackle Your Fears! ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION: WHAT AM I AFRAID OF? THEN SET OUT TO TACKLE YOUR FEARS! It can be thrilling and satisfying to do something you were once afraid to attempt. Here are some ideas. Hang out with Spiders and Snakes Who isn't afraid of spiders and snakes? Maybe it is because their bodies are so different from ours. The best way to tackle this fear is to learn more about them. You can also visit snake and spider enclosures and touch them at petting zoos! You may find out you like them. Swim with Sharks Many people fear sharks, especially those who have seen the 1975 thriller Jaws. But only five to fifteen people die from shark attacks in the world each year.

第2章克服恐惧！问你自己这个问题：我在害怕什么？ 那就开始解决你的恐惧吧！做一些你曾经不敢尝试的事情是令人兴奋和满足的。 这里有一些建议。谁不怕蜘蛛和蛇？ 也许是因为他们的身体和我们的太不一样了。 克服这种恐惧的最好方法就是更多地了解他们。 你也可以参观蛇和蜘蛛的围栏，并在宠物动物园触摸它们！你可能会发现你喜欢他们。 许多人害怕鲨鱼，尤其是那些看过1975年惊悚片《大白鲨》的人。 但是全世界每年只有5到15人死于鲨鱼袭击。

Sharks are beautiful creatures, and the best way to appreciate them is by shark cage diving! You stand in an underwater cage and watch sharks as they swim by. Great places to try this include Costa Rica, South Africa, and the Galapagos Islands. Learn Public Speaking Some people say that public speaking is scarier than swimming with sharks! But anyone can master the skills of public speaking. There are many organizations, like Toastmasters International, that provide support for people wishing to learn to speak confidently in public. At regular meetings, members prepare short speeches on different subjects and get feedback. Act in Community Theater Many people secretly wish they could be famous actors. Fortunately, many cities have community theater and other performing arts clubs. Members have various levels of experience, but that's all part of the fun. And who knows? If you get a role, you could become famous— at least in your neighborhood!

鲨鱼是美丽的生物，欣赏它们的最好方式是在鲨鱼笼子里潜水！你站在一个水下笼子里，看着鲨鱼游过。 哥斯达黎加、南非和加拉帕戈斯群岛是尝试这种方法的好地方。 学习公开演讲有人说公开演讲比和鲨鱼一起游泳还可怕！但是任何人都可以掌握公开演讲的技巧。 有许多组织，如国际演讲会，为希望学习在公共场合自信讲话的人提供支持。 在定期会议上，成员们就不同的主题准备简短的演讲，并得到反馈。 在社区剧院表演许多人私下里都希望自己能成为著名的演员。 幸运的是，许多城市都有社区剧院和其他表演艺术俱乐部。 成员有不同程度的经验，但这都是乐趣的一部分。 谁知道呢？如果你得到一个角色，你可能会出名——至少在你的社区！

BASE Jumping It's common for people to be afraid of heights, but the growing popularity of BASE jumping tells us that people are ready to face this fear in the name of excitement! BASE jumping opportunities can be found in many different settings: bridges across river valleys, the tops of tall buildings, cliffs. Anywhere, as long as it's very high. So you shouldn't have to travel far to find a BASE jumping site. Become a Trapeze Artist If BASE jumping is too extreme for you, why not try some circus-training classes and become a trapeze artist? Because of popular circus shows, ordinary people are showing an interest in learning circus skills. These days, anybody can have a chance to be a trapeze artist and fly above crowds on a swing. You may not be brave enough to get too high at first, but confidence comes with practice. Take a Dive Afraid of heights? Afraid of the water? It's possible to tackle both fears at the same time!

人们恐高是很常见的，但定点跳伞的日益普及告诉我们，人们已经准备好以兴奋的名义面对这种恐惧！定点跳伞的机会可以在许多不同的环境中找到：跨越河谷的桥梁，高层建筑的顶部，悬崖。 任何地方，只要很高就行。 所以你不应该去很远的地方找一个定点跳伞的地点。 如果定点跳伞对你来说太极端了，为什么不试试马戏团的训练班，成为一名空中飞人呢？ 由于马戏表演的流行，普通人也表现出学习马戏技巧的兴趣。 如今，任何人都有机会成为空中飞人，在秋千上飞过人群。 一开始你可能没有足够的勇气飞得太高，但自信来自实践。 怕高？ 怕水？同时解决这两种恐惧是可能的！

Cliff diving used to be something people watched professional divers do. But today there are many places around the world where regular people can enjoy the thrill of throwing themselves into the ocean from cliffs as high as 12 meters. Cliff diving lets people fly like a bird and swim like a fish, all in a few seconds! Learn to Scuba Dive Once a person is confident in the water, the next step is to learn to scuba dive. It takes a lot of effort to become a certified scuba diver but the reward is seeing a whole new world under the sea. In addition to swimming and lifesaving skills, students must learn some science, like the effect that breathing compressed air has on the human body. Your underwater world is waiting! Don't let your fears hold you back. Add them to your list and start checking them off!

悬崖跳水曾经是人们观看专业潜水员做的事情。 但是今天，世界上有很多地方，普通人可以享受从12米高的悬崖上跳入大海的快感。 悬崖跳水让人像鸟一样飞翔，像鱼一样游泳，这一切都在几秒钟内完成！一旦一个人对水有了信心，下一步就是学习水肺潜水。 要成为一名合格的水肺潜水员需要付出很多努力，但回报是看到一个全新的海底世界。 除了游泳和救生技能，学生们还必须学习一些科学知识，比如呼吸压缩空气对人体的影响。 你的海底世界在等着你呢！不要让你的恐惧阻碍你。 把它们添加到你的列表中，并开始检查它们！