Cause of Amy Winehouse's death still unknown

 　　BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The initial¹ autopsy² of deceased British singer Amy Winehouse found no conclusive³ cause of death, police announced Monday.

　　The additional toxicology tests will be conducted, and that could take two to four weeks to complete, according to Associated Press.

　　The 27-year-old singer was found dead in her flat in London on Saturday, before the paramedics arrived.

　　Sky News quoted a source as saying Winehouse might die from a suspected drugs overdose, but reports indicated that no drug was found in her flat.

　　Winehouse became an international star in 2007 with her five Grammys-winning album "Back to Black".

　　She had long suffered a number of health issues as she was taken to hospital and treated once in 2008 and again in 2010.

　　According to ABC News, a family spokesman⁴ addressed the media on Monday that Winehouse's funeral will be held on Tuesday.

1 initial   

adj.最初的，开始的，词首的；n.首字母，姓名的开头字母；vt.标注姓名的首字母于

参考例句：

• After she'd overcome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后，变得十分友善。
• The experiments have given initial results eventually.那些试验总算初见成效了。

2 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

3 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

4 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。