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Remembering Betty White, whose show business career spanned¹ 8 decades

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Betty White's death, at age 99, is hitting her fans hard. With a long and iconic career in show business, she gave us plenty to celebrate.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Well, you've probably seen the many tributes³ to the beloved actress Betty White over the weekend. With a career in show business that spanned eight decades, Betty White gave us plenty to celebrate.

H ALAN SCOTT: She was just incredible⁴ in so many ways.

KERRI DOHERTY: And the world certainly is different now that she's gone.

SCOTT: Yeah.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

H. Alan Scott and Kerri Doherty host "Out On A Lanai: A Golden Girls Podcast" (ph). They're both 39 - both self-proclaimed superfans of Betty White, who played Rose on the sitcom⁵. Their inboxes are filled with messages from other "Golden Girls" fans, including someone who still watches the show with her dad.

SCOTT: And at the end of the message, she said that she was 18. I mean, she wasn't even alive when the show was on the air, and she has this connection with the "Golden Girls" in a way that has been passed down from generation to generation.

DOHERTY: While Betty was still with us, it sort of felt like the "Golden Girls" was still here in some way. And now it's sort of this balloon that we've let go of. And even though the show will always exist, it will exist in a different way now that she's no longer here.

MARTIN: We'd like to leave you with this - Betty White on NPR back in 1995, reading a passage from her book titled "Here We Go Again: My Life In Television."

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)

BETTY WHITE: Television was a fledgling, barely⁶ out of the nest, when I began taking my first stumbling⁷ professional steps. As of this writing, television and I have been having at each other for the past 46 years. Now, that may not mean much to anyone else, but it boggles my mind that in such a transitory field of endeavor⁸, I'm still allowed to hang in there.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND (THE GOLDEN GIRLS THEME)")

CINDY FEE: (Singing) And if you threw ay part and invited...

MARTIN: Betty White was 99.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND (THE GOLDEN GIRLS THEME)")

FEE: (Singing) You would see the biggest gift would be from me and the card attached...

1 spanned   

（细胞或微生物的培养）生活期有限的

参考例句：

• A bridge spanned the rill. 一座桥横跨小河。
• His interests spanned a wide range of subjects. 他的兴趣涉及广泛的学科。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 tributes   

n.（尤指旧时一国向他国交纳的）贡品( tribute的名词复数 )；（良好效果或影响的）体现；（尤指对死者的）致敬；称赞

参考例句：

• He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them. 他有权有势，想支配人，要人们拜倒在他的脚下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His colleagues paid generous tributes to the outgoing president. 同事们纷纷向即将卸任的总裁致敬。 来自辞典例句

4 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

5 sitcom   

n.情景喜剧，（广播、电视的）系列幽默剧

参考例句：

• This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
• I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。

6 barely   

adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不

参考例句：

• The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
• He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。

7 stumbling   

adj.摇摇晃晃或跌跌撞撞的v.（不顺畅地）说( stumble的现在分词 )；跌跌撞撞地走；绊脚；（说话、演奏等）出错

参考例句：

• The question of disarmament proved a major stumbling block to agreement. 结果证明裁军问题是达成协议的主要障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His stumbling attempts at colloquial Russian amused her. 他结结巴巴地学说俄语，把她逗乐了。 来自辞典例句

8 endeavor   

vt.／n.努力，尽力，尝试

参考例句：

• Thereupon,we knew,our endeavor was valuable.于是，我们知道，我们的努力是有价值的。
• We endeavor to make our customers satisfied.我们力图使顾客都满意。