231101 再无“钱德勒”，《老友记》联合主演马修•派瑞离世
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Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer have issued a joint statement paying tribute to their Friends co-star Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday aged 54.
“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew,” the five actors said. “We were more than just castmates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”
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- issue a joint statement 发布联合公告、声明 · issue /ˈɪʃuː/ v. 发表，发布 · The police have issued an appeal for witnesses. 警方发出了寻找目击证人的呼吁。
- pay tribute to sb. 对某人致敬 · They held a ceremony to pay tribute to the fallensoldiers. 他们举行了一场仪式，向阵亡的士兵致敬。
- be utterly devastated 悲痛欲绝 · be devastated 被损坏，被摧毁 · Much of the region was devastated. 该地区大部分的地方哀鸿遍野，满目疮痍。 · People watching this happen were utterly devastated. 目睹这一切令人们悲痛欲绝。 · utterly /ˈʌtərli/ adv. 完全地，彻底地 · utterly fearless 大无畏 · utterly groundless 毫无根据
- castmate /ˈkæstmeɪt/ n. 剧组同事，同组演员 · 构词：cast n. (一部剧的)演员表，创作人员表 mate n. 同伴 · classmate /ˈklæsmeɪt/ n. 同学 · workmate /ˈwɜːkmeɪt/ n. 同事
- take a moment 需要一些时间(take some time)
- grieve /ɡriːv/ v. (尤指因某人亡故而)感到悲痛，伤心 · Please tell me what I've said to grieve him. 请告诉我，我说了什么使他难过的话了。 · It was then I finally allowed myself to grieve. 直到那时，我终于允许自己可以伤心了。
- process unfathomable loss 消化处理难以言喻的损失 · process /ˈprɑːses/ v. 消化，处理 · process the feelings 消化感情 · process the information 处理信息 · unfathomable /ʌnˈfæðəməb(ə)l/ adj.难以理解的，难以置信的