heritage、legacy、inheritance都是「遺產」，區別可大了！

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B：Hello everyone, welcome to Morning English, this is B.
S：Hi guys, this is S. 欢迎大家收听早安英文
B：最近，很多外媒开始大篇幅版面报道Michael Jackson家人的八卦
S：是啊，Legendary King of Pop Michael Jackson，天王MJ自过世以来，他的家人其实都很低调，很少有真正闹起来的drama，但是最近事情确实还不小
B：Yeah, It’s a Jackson family battle of wills. In a legal showdown, the late Michael Jackson’s youngest son, Bigi, has unleashed a legal challenge against his grandmother, Katherine Jackson.
S：对，为了MJ的遗产呢，他最小的儿子，bigi，和自己的奶奶，也就是MJ的妈妈，Katherine Jackson，对簿公堂，unleash a legal challenge, 法律起诉
B：当时Michael去世的时候，他的儿子bigi是最小的才七岁，一直还是奶奶带大的，感情很深，但是现在闹上了法庭，而且奶奶已经94岁了，所以这到底是怎么一回事呢？So let's talk about it in today's podcast.
S：Ok, let's get to it.
B：那这个Bigi，其实在国内，大家更熟知他的名字是毯毯
S：对，毯子的毯，as he formaly known as blanket. 好像是因为对于这个小儿子，Michael很注意隐私的保护，每次在媒体前出现都会拿着毯子盖住他，所以就成了blanket
B：但是这次却因为遗产，站到了公众面前，So Court briefs filed by Bigi show that the 94-year-old matriarch/'meɪtrɪɑːk/ is trying to tap into funds from Michael’s estate to challenge a $600 million music catalog deal. 起因就是这个music catalog deal，音乐版权
S：It's worth of 600 million dollars. MJ的遗产执行人，将他的部分音乐版权以6亿美元的价格卖给了索尼，然后是Katherine不同意，要上诉，上诉就要花50万美元打官司，她就觉得应该从遗产里拿钱支付这个上诉费，Katherine’s side argues that the estate should cover her $500,000 legal fees, while Bigi disagrees.
B：但是遗嘱写得很清楚，执行人就是有这个自由卖掉版权，所以Katherine的这个上诉还有高额官司费，都是徒劳的，So close family sources say this is not really about Bigi, now 22, trying to deny his grandmother anything. Rather, it’s about trying to wean the extended family off Michael’s legacy.
S：对，奶奶都94岁了，这一辈子也完全不缺钱，所以有消息称，是因为家里的其他人在鼓吹奶奶这么做，就是为了从遗产里分一笔钱，所以bigi也并不是真的为了起诉奶奶，而是保护她，保护遗产，to wean the extended family off Michael's legacy.
B：这里有个关键词就是wean，本意是表示断奶，经常用做比喻意，wean sb off or from sth，表示戒除，避免依赖， to make sb gradually stop doing or using sth，那这里的wean off the legacy，就表示不让其他的亲戚打遗产的主意了
S：Yeah, some relatives got money from the trust via soft-hearted Katherine. Now, instead of letting Mrs. Jackson live out her years in relative peace, they still have certain family members using this elderly woman to get more money.
B：因为MJ的遗产大部分都是给了小孩的，他们的其他亲戚 extended family没有份，但是从心软的Katherine那里，也或多或少拿到了钱，这一次其实也是利用她，So Bigi isn’t going against his grandmother. He is really trying to protect her.
S：对啊，事情闹这么大，说到底也是为了MJ的巨额遗产，15亿美元，谁不眼红呢，ok，那我们刚刚一直在说遗产，用的是这个词 legacy，那其实表示遗产，还有几个词大家也很容易混淆，有这个，inheritance，还有heritage，so what's the difference between them?
B：ok那我们先来看legacy，除了表示遗产，还可以表示遗留下来广泛深远的影响”，既可以是积极的影响，也可以是负面的问题。搭配是“to leave a legacy”
S：就比如Michael Jackson，他很久以前就去世了，但他的音乐鼓舞了许多人。他的遗风永存，The singer passed away a long time ago but his music has inspired so many people. He left a legacy that lives on.
B：而且 “legacy” 也可以指 “历史传统等遗留的负面问题或影响”，to leave a legacy of something”。比如说我们所遗留下来的塑料垃圾问题要用很长时间才能纠正”。We’ve left a legacy of plastic waste that will take a long time to put right.
S：Right, 然后就是这个词inheritance，这个就是法律意义上的 “遗产”，比如，“遗产税” 的英文说法就是 “inheritance tax”，而不是 “legacy tax”，搭配通常是 receive/get an inheritance from someone”。For example, Sally received an inheritance from her uncle when he passed away. He’d left her a car, a house and a large amount of money.
B：而且inheritance还可以表示从父母那里 “遗传的特征”，包括性格、外貌特点或疾病。不过这里经常用动词，inherit，inherit something from someone”。Like I inherited my big feet from my dad.
S：哈哈这个例句好玩，你的脚大是遗传的你爸爸。那你的幽默肯定也是从他那里继承来的，You inherited his good sense of humour.
B：ok，那还有一个词就是heritage，这个通常是表示具有历史意义的 “遗产” ，比如一个历史建筑，一门少数民族的语言，或者是自然景区，比如世界遗产名录，就是World Heritage List”
S：比如我们会说，泰山是中国最著名的世界遗产之一”。Mount Taishan is one of the most famous World Heritage Sites in China.
B：Right. ok，那说回MJ的legacy，还是希望他的遗产能够被好好管理，好好使用执行，照顾好他的三个小孩吧
S：Yeah. Ok, so I think that's all the time we have for today
B：Thank you so much for listening, this is B
S：This is S, see you next time
Bye~