Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket.

从1917年到1975年去世前不久一直为《曼彻斯特卫报》撰稿的内维尔·卡德斯，现在仅以撰写板球运动文章而闻名。

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Supposedly, Valentine had fallen in love with his jailer's daughter, and shortly before his death sent a letter to her "from your Valentine."

据说，牧师Valentine同监狱狱卒的女儿相爱了，在自己临死前不久，他给了女孩一封信，上面写着“来自你的Valentine”。

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The F40 remains the pinnacle of the pre-Manettino era, and is a fitting epitaph for Enzo Ferrari, who commissioned the car shortly before his death.

F40是Manettino时代来临前一个巅峰式的遗产（Manettino按钮是法拉利原本用在F1赛车上的大杀器，后来移植到了民用车型上，译注）。 而且，它还很适宜给恩佐·法拉利当墓志铭，以纪念这位在下令开发F40不久后就去世的贤者。

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Shortly before his death Mr. Haggerty had cashed in some retirement accounts and paid off a second mortgage.

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The Times said that shortly before his death he had left his academic job to set up a pottery workshop at home.

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The independent label Anti released it, and shortly before his death in 2007, Wagoner played Madison Square Garden, opening for the White Stripes.

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