地道美語聽力播客719: 立遺囑（雙語）

Last week, I got a wake-up call. One of my oldest friends from high school died suddenly in an accident, leaving no will. With no estate planning at all, his assets went into probate and his dependents were leftin limbo. 
上周，我接到一個叫醒電話，我高中的一個老同學再一次突然的事故中喪生了，沒有留下遺囑。也沒有留下財產(chǎn)規(guī)劃，他的資產(chǎn)會進行遺囑認證，他的家屬陷入痛苦邊緣。
My friend was a young man, the same age as me. At our age, who thinks about estate planning? Well, he should have and I’m starting right now to put my affairs in order. 
我的朋友很年輕，跟我同歲。在我們這個年紀，誰會想到規(guī)劃財產(chǎn)呢？呃，他應該考慮來著，現(xiàn)在我考慮安排好我的事務。
I’ve already decided who will be my beneficiaries and how much of an inheritance each family member will get. One big decision I’m still thinking about is who should be my executor. I want to make sure mybequests are carried out and my assets are properly disposed of, so this person has to be trustworthy. 
我已經(jīng)決定誰當我的受益人以及家庭每個成員能得到多少遺產(chǎn)。我正在想一個大問題，就是誰來做我遺囑的執(zhí)行人。我希望能夠確保我遺產(chǎn)能夠執(zhí)行，我的資產(chǎn)能夠妥善處置，因此，這個人需要值得信賴。
After I make those decisions, I’ll write a holographic will. It’s the simplest way of drawing up a will and adding codicils without an attorney, and since I’m still of sound mind, there shouldn’t be any problems. I’ll ask my neighbors to be witnesses. 
在做了這些決定后，我還會親筆寫一份遺囑。這是草擬遺囑最簡單的方式，不用代理律師增加一些遺囑附錄。因為我神志還清醒，應該沒什么問題。我會請鄰居作為見證人。
Before I start drawing up my will, though, I still have one other important decision to make. Who should get custody of my eight cats? 
在起草遺囑之前，不過我還要做另一個重要的決定：誰應該監(jiān)護照顧我的八只貓？