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VOA慢速英语:Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies at 94

2016-03-07来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. Former first lady Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94, her spokeswoman told NBC News.

at the age of 在…岁时
例句：He learned to ride a horse at the age of nine.
他九岁时学会了骑马。

2. Nancy Reagan's representative Joanne Drake told NBC the former first lady died of congestive heart failure.

die of 死于; （疾病、过度悲伤等）强烈地感受到…
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。