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10月12日，因在美剧《绝命毒师》（Breaking Bad）中饰演老白之子"小沃尔特"而家喻户晓的美国演员 RJ·米特（RJ Mitte）在得克萨斯州布朗斯维尔去世，年仅34岁。其经纪团队确认了死讯，警方称暂无他杀嫌疑，具体死因与尸检结果尚未公布。米特本人就患有脑瘫，与角色设定相同；戏外他长年倡导残障群体权益。为何值得关注：34岁英年早逝令人唏嘘，而借这条外媒头条，正好学几个讣告新闻里的高频表达。
RJ Mitte, the actor best known for playing Walter White Jr on the acclaimed series Breaking Bad, died on Monday at the age of 34 in Brownsville, Texas, his representatives confirmed. No cause of death was given; the Brownsville Police Department said no foul play was suspected and the investigation was ongoing.
因在热门剧集《绝命毒师》（Breaking Bad）中饰演"小沃尔特"（Walter White Jr）而广为人知的演员 RJ·米特（RJ Mitte），于周一（10月12日）在得克萨斯州布朗斯维尔去世，年仅34岁，其经纪团队确认了这一消息。死因尚未公布；布朗斯维尔警方表示暂无他杀嫌疑，调查仍在进行中。
Born Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte III in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1992, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of three — the same condition his character lived with. He appeared in 56 episodes of the AMC drama, which ran from 2008 to 2013, won 16 Emmy Awards from 58 nominations and is often cited as one of the best television programs of all time.
米特1992年出生于密西西比州杰克逊，本名罗伊·弗兰克·"RJ"·米特三世，三岁时被诊断出患有脑瘫——这与他在剧中角色的设定相同。他出演了这部 AMC 剧集共56集；该剧2008年至2013年播出，58次提名拿下16座艾美奖，常被评为"史上最佳剧集"之一。
His co-stars paid tribute to him as news of his death broke. "I am at a loss. I am heartbroken over this news. RJ, I love you my friend. You will be missed," Aaron Paul, who played Jesse Pinkman, said in a statement. Bryan Cranston, who played his father on the show, wrote on Instagram that he was "in deep despair", calling Mitte "my sweet son": "He was one of the stars of a hit TV show — but still a kid."
死讯传出后，剧组成员纷纷发文悼念。饰演杰西·平克曼的亚伦·保罗在一份声明中说："我不知道该说什么。听到这个消息，我心都碎了。RJ，我爱你，我的朋友。我们会想念你的。"而在剧中饰演其父亲的布莱恩·克兰斯顿则在 Instagram 上发文，称自己"深陷绝望"，说米特是"我亲爱的儿子"："他是一部爆款剧集的明星之一——但他始终还是个孩子。"
Offscreen, Mitte was an outspoken advocate for disability representation in entertainment, serving as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and as president of the Mitte Foundation. Days before his death, he was promoting his new film, Talking to Strangers, billed as a "romantic tragedy". A Cameron County justice of the peace told the Associated Press that an autopsy would be performed.
屏幕之外，米特是娱乐界残障代表性的坚定倡导者，曾担任"联合脑瘫协会"（United Cerebral Palsy）大使及米特基金会（Mitte Foundation）主席。去世前几天，他还在宣传自己的新片《与陌生人交谈》（Talking to Strangers）——一部被定位为"浪漫悲剧"的电影。卡梅伦县验尸官则告诉美联社，将对其遗体进行尸检。
（本文参考外媒来源：Reuters 路透社 · Associated Press / AP 美联社 · Agence France-Presse / Le Monde 法新社 · U.S. Geological Survey 美国地质调查局 · ABC News / GMA 美国广播公司）
重点表达
01 take one's own life phrase To kill oneself deliberately; a euphemistic way to say "commit suicide." （某人）自杀；（故意）结束自己的生命。
例句：The 45-year-old man killed eight people before taking his own life.
翻译：这名45岁男子在杀害8人后自杀身亡。
✍ 用法要点：take one's own life 是 commit suicide 的委婉说法，新闻中常用来避免直接、刺眼的 "suicide" 字眼，语气更克制；注意 one's 要随主语变成 his / her / their own life。
02 pound on the door phrase / v. To hit a door hard and repeatedly with the fist, often to attract attention or in a moment of urgency. 用力反复捶门；砰砰敲门（常为了引起注意或情急之下）。
例句： Two distressed women arrived and pounded on the door shortly before 5 p.m.
翻译： 两名慌张的女子在临近傍晚5点时赶到并用力敲门。
✍ 用法要点： pound 作动词本义是"连续重击、猛敲"；pound on the door = 砰砰捶门。同一词的名词 a pound 也有"重击声"之意。新闻里这类动词很能传达现场的紧迫感。
03 speculation n. The act of forming opinions or guesses about something without firm evidence. 猜测；臆测；无确证的推断。
例句： District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz urged the public to refrain from speculation.
翻译： 地方检察官伊丽莎白·希尔茨呼吁公众不要妄加猜测。
✍ 用法要点： speculation 是 speculate（v. 推测、猜测）的名词。新闻中 officials urge the public to avoid / refrain from speculation 是固定搭配，意为"在调查清楚前不要胡乱猜测"。refrain from + 名词/动名词 = 克制不做某事。
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