活出美麗人生LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE
一張夢想清單，助你活出最美人生！Making a bucket list can help you get the most out of life!
那是一個春光明媚的早晨，在美國紐約羅徹斯特郊區附近。
三個內心滿是興奮的年輕人，準備展開一場橫跨美國的公路之旅；那將是一生難得一次的冒險旅程。
我就是三名年輕人的其中一位。
對朋友和我而言，來一次橫跨全國的遠征探險之旅就在我們「平生夢想清單」的首位！
「平生夢想清單」純粹列出你一生中會想去看、去嘗試或去完成的事。
但是，並不是像學騎自行車或是通過數學考試這樣普通的事。
你必需大膽作夢！
這可能不切實際，但卻是一種很好的思維鍛鍊而且充滿樂趣；完全沒有限制！
為什麼呢？
因為列出一張「平生夢想清單」能夠促使你去做一些超乎尋常的事！
列出一張「平生夢想清單」還有助於了解自己的價值觀。
人們過著忙碌的生活，因此很容易就被日常生活的瑣事牽絆。
但是，花點時間思索一下自己真正想從人生獲得的事，能夠幫助自己得到全新的視角
thought-provoking question
It was a bright spring morning in a suburban Rochester, New York, neighborhood. Three young men, their hearts full of excitement, were preparing for a road trip across the United States.
It would be the adventure of a lifetime. I was one of those young men. For my friends and me, going on a cross-country expedition was at the top of our bucket lists!
A bucket list simply lists things you want to see, try or accomplish within your lifetime. But it's not something simple like learning to ride a bike or passing a math test. You need to dream big! This may not sound practical, but it's a good mental exercise and a lot of fun. The sky is the limit! Why? Because making a bucket list can push you to do something extraordinary!
Making a bucket list can also help you get in touch with your values. People live busy lives, so it's easy to get tangled up in life's daily routines. But taking time to meditate on what you really want from life can help you get a fresh perspective.
suburban（adj.）郊區的
Phoebe grew up in a quiet, suburban neighborhood in Seattle.
Julia prefers to shop at a suburban shopping mall rather than downtown.
What was once just fields of flowers was turned into a suburban area as the city grew.
the adventure of a lifetime
couchsurfing 沙發衝浪
take 看事情的角度
new take / fresh take
I need to get a new take on this problem.
hot take非常有爭議性的想法
The politician’s hot take on the war is causing problems.
expedition（n.）遠征；探險
Our expedition across Europe took us to 15 different countries.
Charlotte and Emily went on a shopping expedition downtown. 購物之旅
Eric and some fellow classmates went on an expedition to Jade Mountain to study the plant life there.
bucket list
kick the bucket （euphemism for “die”）
euphemism 委婉又稱婉轉，是當事人為了避重就輕或是帶偏風向所用的言語技巧。是指描述事件時，用抽象扭曲的用詞，拐彎抹角的字眼，使對方產生與事實不符的錯覺。即使當事人不用刻意編造謊言，也能達到誘使對方受騙上當的意圖。在現代，只用曲折的言詞烘托或暗示本意、或是用言語的技巧誘使他人中計也被視為委婉的一種表達方式。
to pass away
to get the most out of ＋（n.）
you’re trying to get everything out of it that you can
road trip路旅行
是指人們通過乘坐行駛在公路上的汽車來完成長途旅行。如果自助旅遊的遊客放棄使用公共運輸工具而親自駕駛車輛進行遊覽，則稱為自駕遊。不管是一個人還是一群人各自駕一輛車，都可以隨心隨意進行一趟漫遊世界的旅程。自駕遊的車輛可以是在當地租用，也可以是遊客自己的車輛由自己的國家跨境駛進當地。
extraordinary（adj.）非比尋常的；非常的
The most extraordinary thing Leon and Oscar did on their trip was to hike in the rainforests of Borneo. 婆羅洲徒步健行
Holding a reception for the visiting professor was an extraordinary amount of work for our staff. 龐大的工作羅洲徒步健行
extraordinarily（adv.）非比尋常地；格外地
The moon looks extraordinarily big tonight.
tangle（v.）糾纏；纏繞
Bethany’s emotions got all tangled up when her old boyfriend came back into town.情緒非常糾結
Lucy’s hair tangles easily, so she wears it kind of short. 頭髮容易打結
Joe advised Nate not to tangle with their team leader, or he might lose his job. 頭髮容易打結
it takes two to tango
And when we say it takes two to tango, we mean that two people are equally responsible for a situation or a problem that is happening
you can’t just blame one person
dream big
the sky is the limit 每件事都是有可能的、只要是想做的事是沒有極限的。
to get in touch with your values
Well, if you're making a bucket list, and you're thinking, "What are the things that I really want to do or want to accomplish before I die?"
It makes you think about what's important to you
learn something new
read biographies/ watch documentaries
meditate
bucket list願望清單、必做清單
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