Comrade Zhou Enlai finally departed from us.
周恩来同志和我们永别了。
5. expire
expire的意思是呼气,这里引申为呼出最后一口气,暗指死亡。
The patient expired early this morning.
这位病人今天早晨去世了。
6. perish
perish 指的是非自然死亡。
Many soldiers perish in battle.
很多士兵在战斗中死去了。
7. go to meet one’s Maker
注意这个Maker要大写,有造物主的意思,所以去见造物主了就是灵魂回归了,也就是死亡的委婉说法,就像我们也会说某人“去见马克思了”。
He knew that he came into the world with nothing and that he would go to meet his Maker with empty hands.
他知道他是一无所有的来到世上,也将会两手空空的离开人间。
英语中其他常用的"过世"的委婉说法还有:
His time has come.
He has climbed the golden staircase.
He is sleeping the final sleep.
He is resting in peace.
He has breathed his last.
He answered the last number.
He has joined the angels.
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