English snooker star Hunter dies aged 27 |
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| Three-time Masters snooker champion Paul Hunter died aged1 27 from cancer. (File Photo) |
| Oct. 10 - Three-time Masters snooker champion Paul Hunter died aged 27 from cancer.
He had been taken into a hospice in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, last Friday and died on Monday evening.
Hunter, who reached the world championship semi-finals in 2003, was diagnosed with dozens of tumours3 in his stomach in March 2005.
Despite undergoing chemotherapy, Hunter continued to compete professionally but won only one match last season and fell from fifth to 34th in the world rankings.
Hunter was a precocious4 talent turning professional at the age of 16 and won his first major title, the 1998 Welsh Open, at the age of 19.
He also won the Welsh title in 2002 and picked up the British Open trophy5 the same year.
But he will be best remembered for his three Masters victories coming from behind on all three occasions.
Hunter recovered from 7-3 down to beat Fergal O'Brien 10-9 in the 2001 final and fought back from 5-0 down to beat Mark Williams 10-9 in the final a year later.
He completed a hat-trick of Masters victories in 2004 when he came from 7-2 down to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-9.
Hunter came tantalisingly close to reaching the world championship final in 2003, where he led Ken2 Doherty 15-9 before the Irishman stormed back to win 17-16.
Hunter would have been 28 on Saturday. He leaves a wife, Lindsey, and a daughter, Evie Rose, who was born on December 26 last year.
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| adj.年老的，陈年的 |
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- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
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- Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
- Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
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- Blood vessels develop abnormally in cancer tumours. 在癌肿瘤中血管出现不正常。
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- They become precocious experts in tragedy.他们成了一批思想早熟、善写悲剧的能手。
- Margaret was always a precocious child.玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。
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