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best-selling author mccourt dies 畅销书作者mccourt逝世
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frank mccourt, author of best-seller angela's ashes, has died of cancer in a new york hospice.

畅销书angela's ashes的作者frank mccourt,因癌症在纽约一家医院逝世。

mccourt contracted meningitis while being treated for melanoma
mccourt contracted meningitis while being treated for melanoma

the 78-year-old irish-american writer was suffering from meningitis(髓膜炎) and had recently been treated for melanoma(黑素瘤,胎记瘤), the deadliest form of skin cancer.

angela's ashes, a 1(传记,实录) of mccourt's childhood in ireland, sold millions of copies and won the pulitzer prize.

before the book's 1996 publication, mccourt was a new york high school teacher for 30 years.

quoted by the new york times newspaper, susan moldow of mccourt's publisher scribner said the cause of his death, on sunday afternoon, was metastatic(新陈代谢的) melanoma.

'2 of 3'

born in new york, mccourt travelled to ireland during the great depression with his parents at an early age.

angela's ashes provides a 4 description of his childhood in 5 poverty in the slums of the irish city of limerick.

described by its author as an "epic(史诗,叙事诗) of woe(悲哀,悲痛)", the book was made into a hollywood film in 1999 starring emily watson and robert carlyle.

the bbc's matt mcgrath, an admirer(钦佩者,仰慕者) of frank mccourt's work, says it shone a light on a dark period of ireland's social history.

his other works include 'tis and teacher man, which both draw on his later life in new york.



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1 o7hz7     
n.[pl.]回忆录,自传;记事录
参考例句:
  • he has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
  • in her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中,她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
2 ui5zz     
n.史诗,叙事诗;adj.史诗般的,壮丽的
参考例句:
  • i gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗,而写了这个小故事。
  • they held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。
3 ofgyu     
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句:
  • our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
  • a man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸,自认福是福。
4 aedz7     
adj.生动的,形象的,绘画的,文字的,图表的
参考例句:
  • the book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
  • distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。
5 jovyh     
adj.极可怜的,卑屈的
参考例句:
  • this policy has turned out to be an abject failure.这一政策最后以惨败而告终。
  • he had been obliged to offer an abject apology to mr.alleyne for his impertinence.他不得不低声下气,为他的无礼举动向艾莱恩先生请罪。
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