2014届高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力：《曼德拉遗体被葬入家族墓地》.docVIP

曼德拉遗体被葬入家族墓地 Nelson Mandela, South Africas first black president, was laid to rest Sunday after a state funeral filled with tearful eulogies and strident vows to pursue his ideals of equality and justice. 当地时间12月15日，南非前总统曼德拉的“世纪葬礼”在其故乡东开普省乌姆塔塔库努村举行。国葬仪式过后，按照科萨族传统，曼德拉的遗体被葬入家族墓地。 ? Mandelas casket（棺材） was buried at his family plot in his rural boyhood home of Qunu, watched by his widow Graca Machel, ex-wife Winnie Madikizela–Mandela, other family members and around 450 selected guests. ? The interment followed a ceremonial state funeral that ran well over its allotted two hours, as speaker after speaker paid emotional tribute to the man who led South Africa out of the apartheid era. ? The person who lies here is South Africas greatest son, said ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa in an opening address. ? A 21-gun salute and full military honour guard had escorted Mandelas coffin to the marquee where 4,500 mourners said their final goodbyes. ? His flag-draped casket was placed on cow skins, surrounded by 95 candles -- each signifying a year of his extraordinary life. ? The frail and ageing leaders of South Africas anti-apartheid struggle also attended: George Bizos, Desmond Tutu and Ahmed Kathrada, whose voice broke with as he delivered a eulogy for his old friend. ? I first met him 67 years ago, said Kathrada, who along with Mandela was sentenced to life in prison in 1963. ? He recalled his fellow inmate as a powerful amateur boxer who could cope far better than others with the physical challenge of hard labour. ? What I saw in hospital was a man helpless and reduced to a shadow of himself, he said struggling not to break down. ? We can salute you as a fighter for freedom. Farewell my dear brother, my mentor, my leader. ? South Africa will continue to rise ? During the funeral, South African President Jacob Zuma told the country to carry on his legacy. ? One thing we can assure you of today Tata (father), as you take your final steps, is that South Africa will contin