蘋果派生活美語
Something to Live for
如何不孤獨死去
Something to Live For is the first novel written by author Richard Roper. The book’s main character, Andrew, is an Englishman who has a strange job. He is responsible for finding the living relatives of people who have died alone. After they pass away, Andrew searches through their home. He checks their documents and photos in hopes of finding contact information for their loved ones. If he doesn’t discover any, the dead person is buried after a small, lonely funeral.
《如何不孤獨死去》是作家理查．洛普所寫的第一本小說。本書主角安德魯是一個有著奇怪工作的英國人。他負責為獨自死去的人們找到他們的親屬。在他們去世後，安德魯會搜索他們的家裡。他查看他們的文件和照片，希望能找到他們摯愛的聯絡資訊。如果他找不到任何東西，去世的人則會在一個小而孤單的葬禮後被埋葬。
生活必備字詞：
be responsible for... 負責……
pass away 過世（die 的委婉語）
contact n. 聯絡；接觸
本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見一月號。
