The 88-year-old pontiff died from a stroke following a recent bout of pneumonia. 这位88岁的教皇因中风去世，此前他曾患过肺炎。 解析： pontiff 教皇。 died from a stroke 直接死因是中风。 following a recent bout of pneumonia 表明中风之前曾发作过肺炎，但肺炎并非直接死因，而是背景信息。 pontiff noun [ C ] UK /ˈpɒn.tɪf/ formal for pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) 教皇（pope的正式说法） bout noun [ C ] /baʊt/ (SHORT PERIOD) Add to word list a short period of illness or involvement in an activity （疾病的）发作;（某活动的）一段，一阵，一场 UK a bout of flu 一场流感 US a bout with the flu 一场流感 He suffered from periodic bouts of insanity. 他得过阵发性精神错乱。 a drinking bout (= short period of drinking a lot of alcohol) 一场狂饮
