rivate funeral held for Fawcett

 Private funeral held for Fawcett 福塞特的私人葬礼

A private funeral has been held for US actress Farrah Fawcett, who died last week of cancer.

Her partner, actor Ryan O'Neal, was a pallbearer（抬棺者） Their son Redmond, who was recently jailed on drug charges, was granted leave to attend.

Kate Jackson, one of Fawcett's co-stars on the 1970s TV show Charlie's Angels, was among the congregation.（集合，会合）

Other attendees included Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson, songwriter Carol Bayer Sager¹ and ex-model Cheryl Tiegs.

Redmond O'Neal gave the service's first reading, while his father read the 23rd Psalm².

A lone³ bagpiper（风笛手）headed the procession （队伍，行列）out of the church as Fawcett's coffin⁴ was taken away to its final resting place

After the ceremony, Ryan O'Neal was seen tapping on the back door of the hearse and saying "So long, babe."

The actor waved to reporters and fans as he left the service, held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.

Fawcett died last Thursday at the age of 62 after losing a three-year battle with anal cancer. （直肠癌）

Her illness was chronicled in a US TV documentary, Farrah's Story, which was broadcast earlier this year.

The star declared herself cancer-free four months after originally being diagnosed in September 2006, only to have the disease return in May 2007.

According to O'Neal, Fawcett had accepted his proposal of marriage shortly before her death. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

 

1 sager   

adj.贤明的，貌似聪明的( sage的比较级 )

参考例句：

• Well, I want those yellow gators that Sager wore a few weeks ago. 好了，我想那些人认为是塞奇几个星期前穿的。 来自互联网

2 psalm   

n.赞美诗，圣诗

参考例句：

• The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
• The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

3 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

4 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。