6/4 Bucket List

Talk about the origin of the term "bucket list."

About six years ago, I saw a great movie called "The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.

A bucket list is simply a list of things that you hope to do before you die.

The term actually comes from an English idiom, to kick the bucket.

A slang dictionary published in 1785 defined it as "to die."

There have been several theories as to the origin of this term.

One theory suggests that the phrase originates from a method of committing suicide. People stand on an overturned bucket with a noose tied around their neck.

When the bucket is kicked, well, you know what happens.

Just so you know, skydiving is at the top of my bucket list.

* star 주연하다

ex> Tom Cruise starred in the 1986 blockbuster "Top Gun."

* term 용어, 어구, 말

ex> I think that term you just used is obsolete.

* slang 속어, 통용어, 은어

* define 정의하다

ex> That term is not easy to define.

* commit 저지르다, 범하다

ex> Many war crimes were committed by the Japanese Army.

* stand on ~위에 서다

* overturn 뒤집히다, 뒤집다

ex> The decision was overturned by the Supreme Court.

ex> A small SUV was overturned in the parking lot.

* bucket 양동이, 버킷

* noose 올가미

* just so you know: 참고로 말하자면

ex> Just so you know, I won't be attending this class tomorrow.

@ That's a no-brainer.  그건 정말 쉬운 문제야 

1. What is the meaning of the term, deja-vu?

2. Would you please define that word for me?

3. There is a possibility that he might have committed suicide.

4. Your dog overturned her bowl again.