Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer...是什么意思？

Sadly, both he and my mother died of cancer...

非常不幸的是，他和我母亲都死于癌症。

sadly

adv. 悲哀地，忧愁地，令人遗憾地，不幸地；

例句
He'll be sadly missed. He was a real character.
人们会非常怀念他的，他可真是个有趣的人啊。

both

adj. 二者，两者都；pron. 二者；adv. 二者，二者都；conj. 不仅…而且…，…和…都；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

my

adj. 我的(I的所有格形式)；int. 啊呀，天啊；

例句
Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff...
我的顾问班子和全体工作人员都对种族歧视深恶痛绝。

mother

n. 母亲，妈妈，女修道院院长，大娘；vt. 像母亲般地照顾，养育，溺爱；

例句
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well...
我感到自己已经完全接受了当妈妈的想法。

died

v. 死亡，枯萎（ die的过去式和过去分词 ），死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）；adj. 死亡的，消逝的；

例句
Both of them died in abject poverty...
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

cancer

n. 癌症，恶性肿瘤，弊病，社会恶习，迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物，[天]巨蟹座，巨蟹宫；

例句
An increasing body of evidence suggests that all of us have cancer cells in our bodies at times during our lives.
越来越多的证据表明，我们所有人一生中体内时有癌细胞存在。