VOA慢速英语--美国前第一夫人南希里根逝世享年94岁

AS IT IS 2016-03-07 Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies at 94 美国前第一夫人南希里根逝世享年94岁

Former first lady Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94, her spokeswoman told NBC News.

Nancy Reagan's representative Joanne Drake told NBC the former first lady died of congestive heart failure.

Nancy Reagan "will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who died on June 5, 2004," Drake wrote Sunday.

Nancy Reagan, who married Ronald Reagan in 1952, had been in failing health in recent years.

Ronald Reagan was a two-term president from 1981 to 1989.

Nancy Reagan's major initiative¹ as first lady was the "Just Say No" drug awareness² campaign. She also became an advocate for finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, which her husband contracted after leaving office.

1 initiative   

n.主动性，首创精神，主动权（的行动），倡议

参考例句：

• He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.他主动去看望校长。
• His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。