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03 Feb 12 : Matthew Bannister on Angelo Dundee, Homai Vyarawalla, Isi Metzstein, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Theo Angelopoulos and

Fri, 3 Feb 12

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have recently died. This week Matthew Bannister marks the lives of Angelo Dundee, the boxing trainer behind Muhammed Ali and fourteen other world champions. Homai Vyarawalla, India's first woman working as a photojournalist who captured iconic moments in India's modern history. Isi Metzstein, the Glasgow based architect who designed some of Britain's most striking churches. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, the Italian president who had a twenty year political battle with Silvio Berlusconi And Theo Angelopoulos the influential² Greek director whose films reflected the modern history of his country.

1 obituary   

n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的

参考例句：

• The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
• Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后，他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。

2 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。