ESL Podcast 853 – Reading an Obituary

 　　Ivy¹: This is so sad!

 

　　Stephan: What is?

 

　　Ivy: I’m reading the obituary² 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 eulogies³. 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

1 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• 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。

2 obituary   

n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的

参考例句：

• 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。

3 eulogies   

n.颂词，颂文( eulogy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her latest film has brought eulogies from the critics. 她最近的这部电影获得影评界的好评。 来自互联网