会抽烟的猩猩在南非动物园去世

    A chimpanzee known for smoking cigarettes has died at a South African Zoo. The Bloemfontein Zoo says Charlie passed away Tuesday at the age of 52, at least ten years beyond the average life span¹ for chimpanzees. The zoo tried to help Charlie stop smoking, but visitors kept giving him cigarettes.
    An autopsy² will be done to determine if Charlie's love of smoking was a factor in his death. Charlie was on a special diet of protein shakes and vitamins, and was receiving special care. The zoo believes he died from old age.
    一只以会抽烟而出名的猩猩在南非的一个动物园去世。布隆方丹动物园说，猩猩查理星期二以52岁的高龄去世，这比一般猩猩的平均寿命长至少10年。这个动物园曾试图帮助查理戒烟，但是动物园的游客一直给他香烟。
    有关方面将对查理进行尸检，以确定他嗜好抽烟是否是导致他死亡的一个因素。查理在世时吃的是蛋白质奶昔和维他命的特殊饮食，而且得到特别护理。动物园方面认为查理死于自然衰老。

1 span   

n.跨度，跨距，范围；vt.持续，贯穿，跨越

参考例句：

• The time span of these documents from 1954 to 2009.这些文件的时间跨度为1954年至2009年。
• The measurement span is determined by the higher and lower range values.测量量程由上限值和下限值决定。

2 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。