地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客719: 立遺囑（雙語(yǔ)）

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(gè)叫醒電話，我高中的一個(gè)老同學(xué)再一次突然的事故中喪生了，沒(méi)有留下遺囑。也沒(méi)有留下財(cái)產(chǎn)規(guī)劃，他的資產(chǎn)會(huì)進(jìn)行遺囑認(rèn)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(gè)年紀(jì)，誰(shuí)會(huì)想到規(guī)劃財(cái)產(chǎn)呢？呃，他應(yīng)該考慮來(lái)著，現(xiàn)在我考慮安排好我的事務(wù)。
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(shuí)當(dāng)我的受益人以及家庭每個(gè)成員能得到多少遺產(chǎn)。我正在想一個(gè)大問(wèn)題，就是誰(shuí)來(lái)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(gè)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(huì)親筆寫(xiě)一份遺囑。這是草擬遺囑最簡(jiǎn)單的方式，不用代理律師增加一些遺囑附錄。因?yàn)槲疑裰具€清醒，應(yīng)該沒(méi)什么問(wèn)題。我會(huì)請(qǐng)鄰居作為見(jiàn)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(guò)我還要做另一個(gè)重要的決定：誰(shuí)應(yīng)該監(jiān)護(hù)照顧我的八只貓？