" Obituaries" are descriptions of people who have died;sometimes we call them " obits" (obit).

“讣告”是对已故之人的描述；有时我们称之为“讣告”（obit）。

Recently, for example, we had the obit for the inventor of the sock puppet.

例如，最近，我们为袜子木偶的发明者举行了讣告。

Recently, we had the obit for the computer programmer Alan Turing.

最近，我们为计算机程序员 Alan Turing 举行了讣告。

Obits are a signature form of journalism.

讣告是新闻业的标志性形式。

An obit is the same as an obituary.

讣告与讣告相同。

The different obits Dad had to go through?

爸爸参加了所有这些葬礼？

You get on-line, check old obits, freak accidents.

你上网看看有什么小道消息和怪事。

The obit says he has one surviving family member.

讣告上说他还有个家人。

Fine. let's start with the obits.

好吧 我们就从讣告开始查。

Great things, like this obits project, do not come easily.

伟大的事情，比如这个讣告项目，来之不易。