英文原版对话1000个:1239 Big Plans

　　Vella: OK, Daniel, I know you're still really young but I know you must be thinking¹ about what you're going to do in the future so my question would be what do you want to achieve in your life?

　　Daniel: Well, there are definitely² three things I want to do. For example, I want to do before I die, at least three things. The first one is I want to visit every continent³ in the earth. I'm still young but I want to do it in the next couple of years. I've never been to Africa, for example, that's a continent, that's a part of the world I'm very interested in.

　　The second one is that I want to see things from a different perspective⁴. For example, I want to climb a really, really high mountain. I don't know, Everest would be amazing but I know like you need the special training and stuff⁵ like that. Or do paragliding, I would love to have the feeling that I'm flying. That's something that really, really calls my attention to see, you know, to see something from a different perspective. It can give you not only the experience but also it can help you think in a very different way for, I don't know, many things in the future.

　　And the third one is definitely to raise my children. I don't have any yet but, I don't know, I would love to have that feeling that I've done my job and I've finished it so, I don't know, to have my children, to raise them properly⁶ and to see that they succeed in what they do. Those are the three things I would love to do, I don't know, before I die.

　　Vella: That is sweet. But earlier you told me like you were afraid of heights. Do you still want to do this thing?

　　Daniel: I am a little bit but that's a thing that I mean at least once even though you are afraid you have to do it at least once. I'm not going to do it every week, the paragliding thing, but at least once I wouldn't mind.

　　Vella: And do you have anything specific⁷ that you want to do in Africa?

　　Daniel: No, it's just, there are so many, I think, myths⁸ about Africa. People tell you different stories. How they live, what they do, what the conditions⁹ are that I want to see it by myself. I know Africa it's really different because it's really big. It's really different among the countries but it has so many cultures that I really want to go and see it by myself.

　　Vella: Good. I hope you get the chance to do those three things before you die.

　　Daniel: Thanks.

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 continent   

n.大陆，洲，(the Continent)欧洲大陆

参考例句：

• Africa is the second largest continent in the world.非洲是世界第二大洲。
• Asia is the biggest continent.亚洲是第一大洲。

4 perspective   

n.视角，观点，想法

参考例句：

• You can get a perspective of the whole city from here.从这里你可以看到城市的全景。
• We may get a clear perspective of the people's happy lives.我们知道人民对幸福生活的展望。

5 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

6 properly   

adv.适当地；正当地；严格地

参考例句：

• He has disposed of the rubbish properly.他已经适当地处理了垃圾。
• Do your shoes fit properly?你的鞋适合吗？

7 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

8 myths   

n.神话( myth的名词复数 )；杜撰出来的人[事物]

参考例句：

• They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jasper White is one of rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀。怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。 来自新概念英语第二册

9 conditions   

n.（居住、工作或做事情的）环境；（影响某事发生的）物质环境；承保险别；条件( condition的名词复数 )；状况；健康状况；环境

参考例句：

• The prisoners were living in appalling conditions. 囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
• TV pictures showed the arctic conditions. 电视画面显示了严寒的环境。