Frontpage words - February 1, 2010
by Austin Chiu
SCMP, page A1 February 1, 2010
1. Relatives and friends ... performed roadside rituals yesterday to pacify his soul
- actions performed on specific occasions (here the death of Tobias Tong) in a ceremonial manner -
- to give peace to -
... and mourned his death in the virtual world
- expressed sadness and sorrow for -
2. They burned paper offerings ... and scattered hell's banknotes
- dispersed, threw around them -
3. at one point the mother became so overwhelmed that she wailed and fell to her knees
- cried loudly -
4. Fan Fung-ting lamented his death and described him as good-looking, modest, polite and diligent
- expressed sorrow for -
- hard-working -
5. Fan said his life was spared because he left the rundown building an hour before its collapse
- saved -
6. the only thing that had lifted his spirits was his great-grandson saying ...
- comforted him -
7. ... saying the interim housing is in poor condition and remote
- temporary home -
- far away -
8. workers were welding steel bars together to form reinforcements
- joining with heat -