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Mario Segale, the man after whom video game hero Super Mario was named, has died aged1 84. Mr Segale was a successful Italian-American property developer from the US state of Washington. In the 1980s, he leased a warehouse2 to Nintendo of America who decided3 to name the star of their new video game after him. Mr Segale joked to the Seattle Times in 1993 that he was "still waiting for my royalty4 cheques".

name after: 以……命名
property developer: 房开商
individual property: 个人财产
personal property: 个人财产
real estate property: 房产
lease: vt. 出租 n. 租约
rentvt. 出租
letvt. 出租
sublet5: n. 转租得房屋 vt. 转租
warehouse: n. 仓库
royalty: n. 版税
copyright: n. 版权
cheque: n. 支票 (美式拼写 check)


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1 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
2 warehouse 6h7wZ     
n.仓库；vt.存入仓库
参考例句：
  • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
  • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 royalty iX6xN     
n.皇家，皇族
参考例句：
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
5 sublet Mh1zHr     
v.转租；分租
参考例句：
  • I have sublet a flat to my friend for the summer.夏天我把一套公寓转租给一个朋友。
  • There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.合同中有一条款禁止承租人转租房屋。

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