A: Late pop superstar George Michael has finally been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
B: Hooray, I’ve been a fan since his days in Wham before going solo.
A: Too bad he died young on Christmas Day in 2016 at the age of just 53.
Photo: AP / 照片：美聯社
B: Who else was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year?
A: New inductees for this year include Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan and Willie Nelson, among others.
A: 已故流行天王喬治麥可終於入選搖滾名人堂！
B: 太棒了，我從他單飛前、在「轟」合唱團時就是他的粉絲。
A: 可惜這位巨星在2016年耶誕節英年早逝，享年53歲。
B: 今年還有哪些歌手入選名人堂？
A: 其他入選的有︰凱特布希、雪瑞兒可洛、蜜西艾莉特、夏卡康、威利尼爾森等人。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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