2012年ESL之日常生活 31 Reading an Obituary

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Reading an Obituary¹

Ivy²: This is so sad! 

Stephan: What is? 

Ivy: I’m reading the obituary for one of my favorite actors as a child, Mr. McBoo. He had quite a life. 

Stephan: Oh, yeah? 

Ivy: Yeah, and this article has really done him justice. It’s a nice tribute to a man who touched so many lives. It says here that he’s survived by his wife and five children. 

Stephan: Did he live to a ripe old age? 

Ivy: He was 97 when he died. There’ll be a memorial service and funeral for him this Saturday. I think I’ll send some flowers. 

Stephan: Really? You didn’t know him personally, did you? 

Ivy: No, but it would be nice to be part of the funeral, in some small way. I wonder who’ll be giving the eulogies³. I’m sure it’ll be somebody important. 

Stephan: If you say so. I’ve never heard of him. Was he on a children’s show, or something? 

Ivy: You’ve never heard of Mr. McBoo?! Were you raised in a cave? 

Stephan: Not quite. We didn’t have a TV in the home when I was growing up. 

Ivy: Oh, you poor, poor man. You’ve been deprived of Mr. McBoo all your life. Don’t worry. I’ll fix that. I have all of his shows, so we can have a viewing marathon this weekend. 

Stephan: Lucky me. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse