By Martin Patience, BBC, Beijing

媒体英语会带大家一起学习 BBC 撰稿人在报道世界大事时常用到的单词和短语。

Background: 中国的苹果粉丝们对苹果联合创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯的逝世表示了深切的哀悼。

At Beijing's flagship Apple Store they switched off the company's famous icon at midday. It was a tribute to Steve Jobs the visionary who had created a truly global brand. Flowers were laid at the entrance of the store. Some came to shop but others are gathered to pay tribute.

Speaker 1
"I just found out this morning from the news that Mr Jobs has passed away, so this is why I came here. I wanted to buy some flowers myself but I couldn't find where."

Speaker 2
"I'm kind of a diehard fan of Apple. It's really really sad to see that Steve Jobs passed away. This man I think really influenced the way I think, the way I observe the world. I really can't say how grateful I am to him."

Many Apple products are made in China. But unlike other western brands Apple is a household name here. Its iPhones and iPads are snapped up by the growing middle class. More than 35 million Chinese internet users also tweeted about his death.

Steve Jobs was a man who was idolised around the globe and many here say his vision helped connect the world.

• patience [´peiʃəns]   n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧   (初中英语单词)
• tribute [´tribju:t]   n.贡物；献礼；颂词   (初中英语单词)
• speaker [´spi:kə]   n.演讲人；代言人   (初中英语单词)
• grateful [´greitful]   a.感谢的；令人愉快的   (初中英语单词)
• unlike [,ʌn´laik]   a.不同的 prep.不象...   (初中英语单词)
• western [´westən]   a.西的；西方的   (初中英语单词)
• vision [´viʒən]   n.视觉；想象力；幻影   (初中英语单词)
• midday [´middei]   n.中午   (英语四级单词)