Just days after the music world lost icon¹ David Bowie, Hollywood is mourning the loss of another legend. Alan Rickman, best known for his roles as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry² Potter movies, has passed away at the age of 69. The Guardian³ reports that the actor had been battling cancer, and that he died "surrounded by family and friends."

音乐巨星大卫·鲍威去世没几天，好莱坞又痛失另一位传奇人物。曾在《虎胆龙威》中饰演汉斯·格鲁伯、在《哈利波特》系列中出演西弗勒斯·斯内普的阿伦·瑞克曼，在与癌症抗争的过程中去世，享年69岁。《卫报》称，瑞克曼“在家人和朋友的陪伴下离世”。

After a number of minor⁴ roles in British TV shows, Alan Rickman made his feature film debut⁵ in the 1988 action classic Die Hard. He went on to star as Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin⁶ Hood⁷: Prince of Thieves, along with roles in Bob Roberts, Sense and Sensibility and Dogma before he took on the role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

瑞克曼起先在英剧中出演过一些小角色，1988年才首次触电大荧幕，参演经典动作片《虎胆龙威》。后来他又演过《侠盗《王子罗宾汉》中诺丁汉郡长一角，并陆续出演了《天生赢家》、《理智与情感》、《天条》和《哈利波特与魔法石》等影片。

After studying graphic⁸ design at Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Art, he moved on to graduate studies at the Royal College of Art. Eventually, his love for theater lead him to audition⁹ for the prestigious¹⁰ Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he received a scholarship at the age of 26, which spawned¹¹ an acting¹² career that lasted more than 40 years, including numerous critically-acclaimed performances on the stage as well as film and TV work.

瑞克曼大学读的是切尔西艺术学院的平面设计专业，后来又继续在英国皇家艺术学院读了研究生。最终，因为对戏剧的热爱，他参加了著名的皇家戏剧艺术学院的面试，并在26岁时收获了奖学金。他40多年的演艺生涯也从此开始：不仅演过颇受好评的舞台剧，还频频出现在电影和电视中。

The actor is survived by his wife, Rima Horton.

瑞克曼的妻子莉玛·霍顿仍然健在。