曼德拉正常呼吸

 　　CAPE¹ TOWN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Ailing² former South African president Nelson Mandela is now breathing normally, his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said on Thursday.

　　Winnie denied reports that Mandela was in a permanent vegetative state, saying there was no need to conceal³ the fact.

　　Mandela's eyes still "lit up" when his children came to visit him, Winnie told the British Sky News. "That is how he communicates with them."

　　Winnie said the medical team has done a good job in ensuring that Mandela remains⁴ "comfortable."

　　Mandela has been hospitalized for exactly two months. He was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on June 8 for a recurring⁵ lung infection.

　　Winnie said Mandela's family members knew "the inevitable⁶" would happen, but only God could decide when that would be.

　　She said family members have been hurt by continual reports of his demise⁷.

　　"It's so cruel," she said. "All around us we see people erecting⁸ scaffolding, preparing for a funeral. He has been pre- deceased. Do people not think of our emotions?"

　　"For those of us who know him, who know his strength, it is very hard" to see him lying vulnerable in his hospital bed, she added.

　　The government said last week that Mandela remained in a critical but stable condition and continued to show signs of sustained improvement.

　　On Wednesday, Mandela's wife Graca Machel reportedly told Anglican Bishop⁹ Joe Seoka that Mandela was conscious and aware.

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

3 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 recurring   

adj.往复的，再次发生的

参考例句：

• This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
• For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

6 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

7 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

8 erecting   

v.使直立，竖起( erect的现在分词 )；建立

参考例句：

• Nations can restrict their foreign trade by erecting barriers to exports as well as imports. 象设置进口壁垒那样，各国可以通过设置出口壁垒来限制对外贸易。 来自辞典例句
• Could you tell me the specific lift-slab procedure for erecting buildings? 能否告之用升板法安装楼房的具体程序？ 来自互联网

9 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。