曼德拉“逝世”
<p>南非总统祖马当地时间12月5日深夜证实：南非国父、前总统、反种族隔离斗士纳尔逊•曼德拉因病逝世，享年95岁。</p><p>请看相关报道：</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>南非总统祖马宣布，南非前总统纳尔逊•曼德拉因长期肺部感染于周四在约翰内斯堡的家中平静离世。</p><p>我们中国人通常都很忌讳说“死”这个字，不同时期对“死”也有不同的说法。古代按照等级的划分有“天子死曰崩，诸侯死曰薨，大夫死曰卒，士曰不禄，庶人曰死”的说法，现在我们会说一个人“离开了我们”，“去世了”、“走了”等。</p><p>英语中除了用<span word="die">die</span>这个比较直接的说法表示“死”以外，其实也有不少委婉的表达方式，比如<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="away">away</span>、<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="on">on</span>、<span word="depart">depart</span>、<span word="expire">expire</span>、<span word="perish">perish</span>等，这里的<span word="perish">perish</span>多指非正常死亡，比如<span word="perish">perish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>其他一些英语中常用的委婉说法还有：</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="staircase">staircase</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="sands">sands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="resting">resting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="breathed">breathed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span>.</p>
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