BBC周三播出的纪录片记录了57岁的成功商人Simon Binner在一家瑞士诊所实施安乐死的最后时

    光，引发不少争议。请看本报昨日的报道：

    The widow of Simon Binner said a BBC documentary showing her husband killing himself in a Swiss clinic is “beautiful” — but insists it does not promote euthanasia.

    Debbie Binner was with her husband, 57, who had motor neurone disease, when he was filmed administering a deadly dose of anaesthetic 600 miles from home in Purley, Surrey last year.

    The BBC has been accused of marketing euthanasia by showing “How to Die: Simon’s Choice” on Wednesday night, but Mrs. Binner has praised the documentary and hopes it sparks a “grown-up debate.”

    报道中的euthanasia就是“安乐死”，这个词源自希腊语，意思是“good death”, eu-前缀表示“good, well”, 例如euphoria (欣快)， 希腊语thanatos就是“death”。