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Last Word 30 Sep 11: Wangari Maathai, David Croft, Gusty¹ Spence, Professor Carl Wood

Fri, 30 Sep 11

Matthew Bannister hears obituaries² on Kenyan human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai, TV comedy writer and producer David Croft, Ulster loyalist leader Gusty Spence and IVF pioneer Carl Wood.

1 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

2 obituaries   

讣告，讣闻( obituary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Next time I read about him, I want it in the obituaries. 希望下次读到他的消息的时候，是在仆告里。
• People's obituaries are written while they're still alive? 人们在世的时候就有人给他们写讣告？