今天，我的朋友安德魯·穆迪的葬禮在北京舉行。他生前曾是中國日報(bào)的資深通訊記者，在兩周前死于一場可怕的疾病。安德魯是西方記者在中國行事的榜樣：非常勤奮、嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)、敬業(yè)；最重要的是，他非常尊重中國所取得的成就。他曾撰寫過許多高質(zhì)量的文章，受到了中國日報(bào)的支持和欣賞。即使他一生中的大部分時(shí)間都在英國度過，在中國也只呆了 12 年，但他仍然選擇了在這片他已視為家鄉(xiāng)的土地上離去。

Today the funeral was held in Beijing for my friend Andrew Moody, a senior reporter on China Daily, who died from a terrible illness a fortnight ago. Andrew was a model of how a Western journalist should conduct himself in China: extremely hard-working, serious, dedicated and, most importantly, hugely respectful of China’s achievements. He wrote many fine articles for the paper. He found a supportive and appreciative home with China Daily. Although he had only been in China for twelve years he chose to die in what he came to think of as his home even though he had spent most of his life in the UK.

（本文來源系馬丁·雅克微博）