英语听力精选进阶版 14699

 

Alan Whicker, Islam Bibi, Lord Campbell, Paul Smith, Princess Fawzia

Fri, 12 Jul 13

Radio 4's obituary¹ programme, telling the lives of significant figures who have died recently. This week Matthew marks the lives of television personality Alan Whicker; Afghan police officer Islam Bibi; lawyer and prisoner of war Lord Campbell of Alloway; American jazz pianist Paul Smith and Egyptian Princess Fawzia

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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。