名厨、作家安东尼·布尔丹去世 享年61岁

Star Chef, Writer Anthony Bourdain Dies at 61

American chef, writer and television personality Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France.

CNN confirmed his death. The media company called his death a suicide¹.

Bourdain was 61 years old.

He was in France working on his CNN series about food traditions around the world.

Bourdain gained fame after the publication in 2000 of his best-selling book Kitchen Confidential²: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.

The book combined details of his life and career with observations on the food and restaurant business. It was both serious and funny and appealed to a wide group of readers, although it was written for people working in the food service industry.

Bourdain’s popularity³ grew wider in 2005, as the star of the Travel Channel show No Reservations. The show was broadcast for nine seasons. Bourdain gained an even larger international following after the launch of his CNN series Parts Unknown.

CNN chief executive⁴ Jeff Zucker sent a note to employees about Bourdain’s death.

“Tony was an exceptional⁵ talent. A storyteller. A gifted writer. A world traveler. An adventurer. He brought something to CNN that no one else had ever brought before,” Zucker wrote in the letter. “This is a very, very sad day.”

President Donald Trump⁶ was among those shocked and saddened by the news.

“I want to extend to his family my heartfelt condolences,” Trump said.

Chef and television star Nigella Lawson tweeted she was “Heartbroken.”

Other television personalities⁷, including broadcaster Megyn Kelly, offered sympathies. They urged those who need help to contact suicide prevention telephone hotlines.

Bourdain’s death came three days after fashion designer Kate Spade took her life at her home in New York City. Spade’s husband and business partner said the 55-year-old business leader had suffered from mental health problems for many years.

Bourdain’s Parts Unknown seemed an unusual choice for CNN when it started in 2013. It was part travel show, part history class, part love letter to food.

Bourdain mixed in a wild quality true to the rock ‘n’ roll music he loved.

Bourdain said he did not claim to understand exactly why the show was so popular.

“You go out there and show the best story you can as best you can,” he told AP. “If it’s interesting to you, hopefully, it’s interesting to others. If you don’t make television like that, it’s pandering⁹.”

Bourdain was born in New York City and was raised in Leonia, New Jersey¹⁰. He said his youth was troubled by drug use and he left college after two years.

Working in restaurants led him to the Culinary Institute of America, where he completed his studies in 1978. Then he began working at eateries in New York City. He became executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in 1998.

Bourdain wrote that he was shocked by the success of Kitchen Confidential.

“What I set out to do was write a book that my fellow cooks would find entertaining and true,” he said. “I wanted it to sound like me talking at say...ten o’clock on a Saturday night.”

CNN is currently¹¹ broadcasting the 11th season of Parts Unknown.

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Words in This Story

chef – n. an experienced cook who prepares meals for others

talent – n. an ability to do something well

adventurer – n. explorer

condolences – n. an expression of sympathy

hotline – n. a telephone service available to the general public

pander⁸ – v. to do what someone wants, even when it is not a good idea

1 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。

2 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

3 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

4 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

5 exceptional   

adj.优越的，杰出的，例外的，独特的，异常的

参考例句：

• He is a man of exceptional talent.他是位具有非凡才能的人。
• He showed exceptional musical ability.他显示出特殊的音乐才能。

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

8 pander   

v.迎合；n.拉皮条者，勾引者；帮人做坏事的人

参考例句：

• Don't pander to such people. 要迎合这样的人。
• Those novels pander to people's liking for stories about crime.那些小说迎合读者对犯罪故事的爱好。

9 pandering   

v.迎合（他人的低级趣味或淫欲）( pander的现在分词 )；纵容某人；迁就某事物

参考例句：

• This magazine is criticized for pandering to the vulgar taste of some readers. 这家杂志因迎合某些读者的低级趣味而遭到批评。 来自辞典例句
• We're four points up there; we don't need to get hit for pandering. 我们在那儿领先四个百分点；我们不必为了迎合一些选民而遭受批评。 来自电影对白

10 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

11 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。