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Chris Cornell, the lead singer of Soundgarden, died Wednesday night. He was 52 years old.

周三晚间，声音花园乐队主唱克里斯·康奈尔（Chris Cornell）突然离世，享年52岁。

He and the band were in Detroit, Michigan, for a concert.

当时，他和乐队的成员正在密歇根州的底特律市准备巡演。

Soundgarden was a well-known rock band in the 1990s. The band's music style is known as "grunge," which became popular in the 1990s with the success of Soundgarden and other bands like Pearl¹ Jam and Nirvana.

声音花园乐队是上世纪90年代家喻户晓的摇滚乐队。该乐队走的是“垃圾摇滚风”风格，20世纪90年代，随着声音花园乐队、珍珠果酱乐队、涅槃乐队等其他乐队大热后，该音乐风格风靡一时。

The music style started in Seattle, Washington.

“垃圾”风格开始于华盛顿的西雅图。

Cornell was known for having one of the best voices in rock music. It was featured on Soundgarden's most successful songs, including "Black Hole Sun," "Spoonman," and "Fell on Black Days"

康奈尔以拥有摇滚乐中最美妙的声音而闻名。其中包括声音花园乐队最热门的几首歌曲《Black Hole Sun》、《Spoonman》和《Fell on Black Days》。

People have been reacting to his death on social media.

网友们在社交媒体上表达对他离世的悲伤。

Fans wrote comments under the band's YouTube videos after the news of Cornell's death. On the "Fell on Black Days" video, one fan wrote: "Fitting² song for today. Rest in Peace, Chris."

得知康奈尔的离世的消息后，歌迷们纷纷在该乐队的YouTube视频下评论。一位歌迷在“Fell on Black Days”的视频下写道：“这首歌符合今日的哀伤气氛。愿你安息，克里斯。”

Many people talked about how many good songs came out in the early 1990s, including those from Soundgarden.

许多网友谈到20世纪90年代早期金曲频出，包括声音花园发行的歌曲。

Late in the day Thursday, Detroit police confirmed that Cornell committed suicide³.

周四晚间，底特律警方证实康奈尔是自杀。

Many musicians used social media to express their sadness.

很多音乐家在社交媒体上表达了对康奈尔的哀悼。

Gavin Rossdale of Bush, Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction⁴ and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin all wrote about Cornell.

布什乐队的盖文·罗斯戴尔（Gavin Rossdale）、简的嗜好乐队的戴夫·纳瓦（Dave Navarro）和齐柏林飞艇乐队的吉米·佩奇（Jimmy Page）都发文寄以哀思。

Navarro wrote: "Such a terrible, and sad loss."

纳瓦罗写道：“失去你是如此可怕、悲痛。”

Soundgarden broke up in 1997. Cornell went on to play music on his own and with a new group called Audioslave.

1997年，声音花园乐队解散。康奈尔继续在新组合“音魔合唱乐队”中担任主唱。

Soundgarden got back together, however, in 2010. The band was on tour when Cornell died.

2010年，声音花园乐队重组。康奈尔离世时乐队正在进行巡回演出。

1 pearl   

n.珍珠，珍珠母

参考例句：

• He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
• The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.鹬蚌相争。

2 fitting   

n.[pl.]设备，家具，配件，试穿；adj.适合的

参考例句：

• I'm going to a fitting tomorrow.明天我要去试穿新衣。
• The President's address was a fitting end to a bitter campaign.总统的讲话为一场激烈的竞选运动适时画上了句号。

3 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

4 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。