新西兰英语 193 Sir Howard Morrison’s funeral

　　Sir Howard Morrison was buried today. He died on Thursday at the age of 74.
His tangi took place at Te Papaioura Marae in Rotorua. More than 6,000 people visited the marae to view the body and share the sadness with the family. A concert was held the night before the funeral to remember the happy times. He was married for 55 years and had a daughter, two sons and number of grandchildren. His daughter, Donna, spoke¹ at the funeral and his son, Howard Junior, sang. The Deputy² Prime³ Minister, Bill English, also spoke.
Sir Howard Morrison became one of NZ’s most famous singers and entertainers. His group of singers was called the Howard Morrison quartet. Their first record was in 1958 with the song, “There’s only one of you.” In 1959, the group toured NZ and 6 months later, they were full-time⁴ entertainers. The group stayed together until 1965 and sometimes they got together again for special occasions⁶. However, Howard Morrison more often entertained alone. One famous occasion⁵ was in 1981, when he sang “How Great Thou Art/ Whakaaria Mai” for the Queen. He was remembered by most New Zealanders for that song.
He was also well-known for the work he did for Maori people. In 1978, he started a programme, Tu Tangata which means Stand Tall, to encourage young Maori to follow their dreams. He worked hard to get Maori people to care about their health, especially the food they eat. He helped to send young Maori to university, he helped with the programme Books in Homes for children, and many other charities. For these reasons he became Sir Howard in 1990.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。

3 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

4 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

5 occasion   

n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起

参考例句：

• Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
• Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。

6 occasions   

n.机会( occasion的名词复数 )；时刻；原因；需要

参考例句：

• The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
• He has been late on numerous occasions. 他已经迟到过无数次了。