纯正地道美语(外教讲解)206：遗嘱

　　A: I, Luke Thompson, residing in California, being of sound mind, do hereby declare this instrument to  be my last will and testament¹.
A: I hereby revoke² all previous wills and codicils³.
A: I direct that the disposition⁴ of my remains⁵ be as follows: I am to be cremated⁶ and taken to the summit of Mount Everest where my ashes will forever remain at the ceiling of the Earth.
A: I give all the rest and residue⁷ of my estate to my spouse⁸, Betty Thompson, should she survive me for days. If my spouse, Betty Thompson, does not survive me, I give all the rest and residue of my  estate to EnglishPod.
A:If neither Betty Thompson nor EnglishPod survives me, I give all the rest and residue of my estate to my heirs as determined⁹ by the laws of the State of California, relating to descent and distribution.
A: I appoint Robert Porter, to act as the executor of this will, to serve without bond.  Should Robert  Porter be unable or unwilling¹⁰ to serve, then I appoint Jason Smalls to act as the executor of this will.
A: I here with affix¹¹ my signature to this will on this the twenty third of May two thousand ten in the presence of the following witnesses, who witnessed and subscribed¹³ this will at my request, and in my presence.
reside v.居住
sound adj.健全的
hereby adv. 因此; 据此
last will and  testament 遗嘱
revoke v.取消
remains n.遗体
summit n.山峰
estate n.不动产
spouse n.配偶, 夫妻
appoint v.授予
affix v.附上
subscribe¹² v.签署
A：我，Luke Thompson，居住在加州，意识清醒，据此宣布这是我的遗嘱。
A：我要取消先前的所有遗嘱和附录。
A：我对遗体处理的要求如下：遗体将要火化并送到Mount Everest山峰，我的骨灰将永远留在地球的高处。
A：我将所有的遗产留给我的妻子，Betty Thompson，她应能活得更长些。如果我的妻子Betty Thompson,先于我去世，我将所有的遗产捐给EnglishPod。
A：如果Betty Thompson和EnglishPod 都先于我离世，我所有的遗产将按照加州的法律判决给家族的合法继承人。
A：我授予Robert Porter为这个遗嘱的执行人，公正地去执行。如果Robert Porter无法执行，则授予Jason Smalls为这个遗嘱的执行人。
A：在2010年5月23日我签署这个遗嘱，签署时有如下的见证人，他们应我的要求并在我在场的情况下来见证并签署这项遗嘱。
 

1 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

2 revoke   

v.废除，取消，撤回

参考例句：

• The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
• The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。

3 codicils   

n.遗嘱的附件( codicil的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The content of a book or document exclusive of prefatory matter, codicils, indexes, or appendices. 正文除去序言、补遗、索引和附录的书或文献的主要部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 disposition   

n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署

参考例句：

• He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
• He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 cremated   

v.火葬，火化（尸体）( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬，不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句

7 residue   

n.残余，剩余，残渣

参考例句：

• Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
• Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。

8 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

10 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

11 affix   

n.附件，附录 vt.附贴，盖(章)，签署

参考例句：

• Please affix your signature to the document. 请你在这个文件上签字。
• Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back. 填完该表，在背面贴上4张凭券。

12 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

13 subscribed   

v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• It is not a theory that is commonly subscribed to. 一般人并不赞成这个理论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I subscribed my name to the document. 我在文件上签了字。 来自《简明英汉词典》