ESL Podcast 853 – Reading an Obituary
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Stephan: What is?
Ivy: I’m reading the obituary 2 for one of my favorite actors as a child, Mr. McBoo. He had quite a life.
Stephan: Oh, yeah?
Ivy: Yeah, and this article has really done him justice. It’s a nice tribute to a man who touched so many lives. It says here that he’s survived by his wife and five children.
Stephan: Did he live to a ripe old age?
Ivy: He was 97 when he died. There’ll be a memorial service and funeral for him this Saturday. I think I’ll send some flowers.
Stephan: Really? You didn’t know him personally, did you?
Ivy: No, but it would be nice to be part of the funeral, in some small way. I wonder who’ll be giving the eulogies 3. I’m sure it’ll be somebody important.
Stephan: If you say so. I’ve never heard of him. Was he on a children’s show, or something?
Ivy: You’ve never heard of Mr. McBoo?! Were you raised in a cave?
Stephan: Not quite. We didn’t have a TV in the home when I was growing up.
Ivy: Oh, you poor, poor man. You’ve been deprived of Mr. McBoo all your life. Don’t worry. I’ll fix that. I have all of his shows, so we can have a viewing marathon this weekend.
Stephan: Lucky me.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
n.常青藤，常春藤
- Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
- The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的
- 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。