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Matthew Bannister on Sally Ride, Omar Suleiman, Rajesh Khanna, Jane Leighton and Jim Drake

Fri, 27 Jul 12

Radio 4’s obituary¹ programme, marking the lives of significant figures who have died recently. Matthew Bannister marks the lives of Sally Ride who overcame sexism to become America's first woman astronaut. Omar Suleiman - head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service and right hand man to President Mubarak. Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, in his prime beloved by millions of swooning female fans. Jane Leighton, the TV journalist who campaigned for the underdog. And Jim Drake, the engineer who designed the modern windsurfer.

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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。