双语趣听精彩世界 第13期:人在临终前究竟能够看到什么?

 　　美国广播公司报道:题为"人在临终前会看到什么?"一道亮光,一扇门,过去生活片段的重现?美国的一位研究人员给出了他的研究结果..

　　临终前会看到什么

　　ABC News: What do you see before you die: a bright light, pearly gates, your life in a flash? One researcher is trying to figure it out.

　　Steven Laureys, director¹ of the coma² science group and the department of neurology at Liege University Hospital in Belgium, interviewed 190 people who claim to have vivid³ memories of near-death experiences.

　　Laureys says they found the near-death experiences were richer and more real than any other experience, adding that the experience was generally "quite positive."

1 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

2 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

3 vivid   

adj.鲜艳的，鲜明的；活泼的，有生气的；生动的，逼真的

参考例句：

• The writer paints a vivid picture of his early life.那位作家生动地描绘了他早年的生活。
• The changing vivid colours of the sunset are really fascinating.日落时变化多端的色彩确实使人心醉神迷。