导读

爱丽丝·凯斯勒和艾伦·凯斯勒，是一对德国的双胞胎姐妹舞者，她们在上世纪5、60年代的娱乐界声名鹊起，亮相过很多的热门综艺节目。当地时间11月17日，凯斯勒姐妹携手安乐死离世，享年89岁。以下是外媒报道。

双语文本

Alice and Ellen Kessler, the pop singing sisters who were famous in Europe in the 1960s, especially in Italy where they were credited for bringing glamour to the country's TV network, have died aged 89. The identical twins had chosen to have a joint assisted death at their home in Grünwald, close to Munich, on Monday.

20世纪60年代风靡欧洲的流行乐坛姐妹花爱丽丝·凯斯勒和艾伦·凯斯勒去世，享年89岁。她们在意大利尤为出名，曾为该国电视台带来一股魅力风潮。这对同卵双胞胎于周一在慕尼黑附近的格林瓦尔德家中共同接受安乐死。

In Germany, active euthanasia is banned but according to the constitution every person has the right to a self-determined death, a principle that encompasses the freedom to take one's own life and use assistance provided voluntarily by third parties.

在德国，主动安乐死是被禁止的，但根据宪法，每个人都有权自主决定死亡，这一原则包括结束自己生命的自由以及接受第三方自愿提供的协助。

The sisters administered the life-ending drugs in the presence of a physician and lawyer, who then called the police. They wanted their ashes to be placed into the same urn one day and for it to be buried alongside their mother and dog, Yello.

姐妹俩在医生和律师的见证下服用了结束生命的药物，随后医生和律师便报警。她们生前希望有朝一日能将骨灰放入同一个骨灰瓮，并与母亲和爱犬耶洛合葬。



相关表达

1 .euthanasia n.安乐死

释义：Euthanasia is the practice of killing someone who is very ill and will never get better in order to end their suffering, usually done at their request or with their consent.

例：The opponents hold the opinion that euthanasia is inhumane and even crucial.

反对者们认为安乐死不人道，甚至很残忍。

2 .take one's own life自寻短见

释义：If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves.

例：I was so saddened to hear that Daniel's father took his own life yesterday.

听到丹尼尔的父亲昨天自杀的消息，我感到非常悲痛。

3 .in the presence of在某人面前

释义：If you are in someone's presence, you are in the same place as that person, and are close enough to them to be seen or heard.

例：The talks took place in the presence of a diplomatic observer.

会谈是在一位外交观察家在场的情况下进行的。

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