福克斯新闻 任天堂总裁岩田聪患肿瘤去世 年仅55岁

Nintendo announcing that Company President and CEO Satoru Iwata has died at the age of 55 from a bile duct tumor¹.

任天堂宣布公司总裁兼首席执行官的岩田聪罹患肿瘤去世，年仅55岁。

Iwata was at the helm of the Japanese video game company when it released² the Wii and the DS gaming systems, and just a few months ago, he announced that Nintendo would start making games for smartphones.

岩田聪在执掌这家日本游戏公司期间发布了主机Wii及DS游戏系列掌机,而且仅仅几个月前,他还宣布任天堂将为智能手机研发视频游戏。

Fans are reacting on Twitter, thanking Iwata for childhood memories and for bringing families together.

游戏粉丝们纷纷在推特上回应,感谢岩田聪带给他们的美好童年记忆及家人齐聚一堂享受游戏的欢乐时光。

1 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

2 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。