VOA标准英语2009-Michael Jackson Mourned in Britain Where Com
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(六月)
The death of Michael Jackson has been greeted with a heightened sense of sadness in Britain, where the "King of Pop" had planned to stage an ambitious series of 50 concerts as part of a long awaited comeback.
Fans of Michael Jackson bring flowers, pictures and candles at a makeshift memorial shrine 1 in central London's Trafalgar Square, 26 June 2009
Michael Jackson's 50-night run at London's O2 arena 2 was to have set a new course for the entertainer. The highly anticipated dates sold out almost immediately when tickets went on sale.
The lucrative 3 shows would have re-launched his career and sorted out his money problems all in one fell swoop 4.
But now, would be concert-goers await word on how the refund 5 process will work.
Widely respected for his craft, his private life however over the past 15 years was muddied with allegations of child abuse while he suffered under the weight of a huge financial debt.
Michael Jackson on his 'Victory' tour in 1984
Despite his troubles, the death of the singer dubbed 6 the "King of Pop" has been greeted with widespread sadness by statesmen, fellow superstars and ordinary people alike.
A spokesman for Gordon Brown says the prime minister's thoughts are with the singer's family at this difficult time.
Paul McCartney who recorded with Jackson before they had a falling out over the ownership of the Beatles music catalog says his prayers go out to the singer's family and fans. McCartney adds, he feels privileged to have worked with Michael, a person he describes as a massively talented individual with a gentle soul.
Elsewhere, music fans attending Britain's biggest festival this weekend at Glastonbury were shocked to hear the news.
"Yeah, very sad. Just very surprised , sort of thing we have gone through, a lot of people that have been here, sort of last evening, so yeah, very sad," said one fan.
For many here, few will forget where they were when they heard of Jackson's death.
"It is like quite a monumental event, like Elvis dying or JFK being shot or something and yeah, just completely stunned 7 really, so I cannot really imagine a bigger kind of thing happening in my lifetime," said another concert-goer. "Like I cannot imagine a bigger kind of thing happening in my lifetime. Like I cannot imagine anyone who is more famous than Michael Jackson, like dying, which is going to have such a big effect."
In London's Trafalgar Square, fans planned a candlelight vigil under the backdrop of songs that made the singer famous.
- The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
- They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
- She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
- He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
- The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
- We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。
- They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
- We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。