万花筒 2009-06-29&06-30 巨星陨落，举世哀悼

His waxwork¹ takes center stage at Berlin's Madame Tussauds Museum, as many believe it should. He was an icon² everywhere. His death has shocked millions.

 

"My first thought was like, wow, and it's a funny feeling."

 

"I think it's bad news for me and I like his music, and I think he is a genius."

 

London was the venue³ for Jackson's comeback tour. He'd been due to perform 50 concerts starting next month.

 

"My childhood is like gone, cause I grew up with him and his stuff, now it's like a wake-up call, like, that part of my life is over. It's so upsetting. It's so upsetting, and it's so unexpected. Because I had tickets to go see him in the show here, and I was so looking forward to it"

 

"He was just a genius, you know, so I still can't believe he's dead."

 

There were shock too in Paris.

 

"It's a bit strange. It makes me think about what my parents experienced with Elvis or with the Beatles when John Lennon died. It's the first big artist of my generations to die, and I had tickets for his concerts in London this summer."

 

"I think he added a lot on the human level, in all countries and all generations, there was no question of color with Michael Jackson, he was universal."

 

Few would disagree with that, his death was even headline news in Kenya.

 

"He really made the world talk, regardless of everything or accusations⁴, wrong, good, bad, he was an entertainer, and it's a mourning thing for the world."

 

Flowers have now been left besides Jackson's model in Berlin, perhaps reflecting the need of fans to express their grief⁵, anyway they can.

 

Sonia Legg, Reuters.

 

1 waxwork   

n.蜡像

参考例句：

• The waxworker brought a new waxwork into the room.蜡制品工人把一个新蜡像搬进了屋。
• She's only a waxwork.她只是一座蜡像罢了。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

4 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

5 grief   

n.悲伤，悲痛，悲伤的事，悲痛的缘由

参考例句：

• Don't allow yourself to sink into grief,it can do no good.不要使自己陷入悲哀之中，这样一点好处也没有。
• After her mother died,she abandoned herself to grief.母亲死后，她沉浸于悲痛之中。