May 21, 2012

VOA Special English News 104



A memorial service for a restaurant worker in Southern Egypt turned into a celebration when the supposedly dead man awoke. Hospital officials had said Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi had died after suffering a heart attack at work. The family of the 28-year-old man said they took him home and prepared his body for burial. But, a doctor who was to sign the death document discovered that he was still alive. He awakened and celebrated with the guests who had thought they were attending a funeral.

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(日本語訳)
死んだと思われていた、南エジプトのレストラン従業員の葬式はお祝いの席になった。病院関係者によると、ハムディ・ハフェズ・アルヌビさんは仕事中、心臓発作のために死亡した。その28歳の男性の家族は、彼を家に連れて帰り、埋葬の準備をしていた。しかし、死亡診断書にサインをしていた医師は彼がまだ生きていることに気付いた。彼は目覚め、葬式に参加していたと思っていた弔問客とお祝いをした。

  



2 comments:

ジョン said...

"He were awakened and celebrated with the guests who had thought they attended a funeral."
--> He awakened and celebrated with the guests who had thought they were attending a funeral.

What great news for his family! But the folks at the hospital should likely be removed from duty, missing something like that.

bikenglish said...

jon-san,

Thank you for pointing out my mistakes.

I have heard similar issues several times in the past. I think the cause was by not good enough to examine the death by hospital workers.