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A beloved grandmother who spent all her life taking care of her family is proving to the world that you're never too old to make your dreams come true.

Dorothy Pollack, who turned 103-years-old in June, is spending her days going through her bucket list. Her first adventure? A frog tattoo in honor of the one thing she loves more than beer and burgers.

语言点

beloved adj. 深爱的，亲爱的 n. 爱人，心上人

① adj. 深爱的，亲爱的

beloved/dear friends and family: 亲爱的亲友们

Her beloved husband died last year.

她深爱的丈夫去年去世了。

She was forced to leave her beloved Paris and return to London.

她被迫离开热爱的巴黎，回到伦敦。

② n. 爱人，心上人

He is sending some flowers to his beloved.

他要给自己的心上人送花。

You're never too old to do sth. 无论多大年纪做某事都不算晚

· You're never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

· You're never too old to begin new adventures.

多大年纪开始新的冒险都不算晚。

make one's dream come true: 让某人梦想成真

· Let us work hard and make our own dreams come true.

让我们努力工作，实现自己的梦想。

bucket list n. 遗愿清单

· kick the bucket: 委婉地表达去世 “翘辫子”

· go through one's bucket list: 挨个完成某人的遗愿清单

tattoo n. 纹身

· The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 《龙纹身的女孩》

in honor of: 为了庆祝/纪念某事

· The monument was built in honor of the soldiers.

纪念碑是为了纪念士兵们修建。

· In honor of the World Cup, the bus stops have been specially decorated.

为了庆祝足球世界杯，公交车站都被特别装饰了。

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