双语阅读英语外刊精讲：美国前第一夫人去世

2019-05-06 08:46:00来源：酷学英语

　　双语阅读是英语学习爱好者的天堂，在双语阅读里，不仅可以了解英美当地文化、习俗，还可以掌握地道英语表达，提高英语综合能力。本期主题：酷学英语新东方老师为大家带来《双语阅读英语外刊精讲：美国前第一夫人去世》，与大家一起分享。

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　　美国前第一夫人芭芭拉˙布什于当地时间4月17日去世。本文选自BBC。芭芭拉˙皮尔斯˙布什为美国第41任总统乔治˙赫伯特˙沃克˙布什的夫人，第43任总统小布什和前佛罗里达州州长杰布˙布什的母亲。

　　Barbara Bush, the former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died at the age of 92.

　　She was the matriarchal figure of a political dynasty that included two presidents - her husband George HW Bush and son George W Bush.

　　Mrs Bush, who was first lady from 1989 to 1993, had been in failing health for some time and had declined further medical treatment.

　　Tributes to her poured in from across the US political establishment.

　　Her husband, at 93, is the longest-lived US president. Their son, George, was elected in 2000 and served two terms as the nation’s 43rd president.

　　As first lady, Mrs Bush went beyond the traditional role of a political spouse, founding the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to help parents and children from disadvantaged communities to read and write.

　　She was a fierce advocate of civil rights and went against many of her husband’s Republican party supporters with her more liberal view on abortion rights.

　　In a statement from the White House, President Donald Trump said Mrs Bush would be long remembered for her devotion to country and family, "both of which she served unfailingly well".

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