时间:2019-01-31 作者:英语课 分类:地道美语播客


英语课

Reiko: When I die, I want a big funeral. The more mourners the better!



Lucas: Not me. I’m just the opposite. I don’t want any kind of funeral or wake. I just want to be cremated 1 and have my ashes scattered 2.



Reiko: What? You don’t want to be buried in a beautiful casket with a big headstone? Better yet, how about being interred 3 in a mausoleum?



Lucas: You’ve got to be kidding me! Why would I all want all of that hoopla? I’m dead. What difference would it make to me?



Reiko: It’s not for you. It’s for the mourners. Having a ceremony and a burial will help them grieve.



Lucas: Not my friends and family. The less fuss the better for them. Most of my family is buried in simple gravesites in non-denominational cemeteries 4.



Reiko: What’s the fun in that?



Lucas: I think you’re forgetting one thing: we’re talking about death. It’s not supposed to be fun and games!





Script by Dr. Lucy Tse



v.火葬,火化(尸体)( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬,不要土葬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他们的尸体在海边火化了。 来自辞典例句
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
v.埋,葬( inter的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon. 玛丽·居里的遗体被移出葬在先贤祠中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The body was interred at the cemetery. 遗体埋葬在公墓里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(非教堂的)墓地,公墓( cemetery的名词复数 )
  • It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like. 不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • In other districts the proximity of cemeteries seemed to aggravate the disease. 在其它地区里,邻近墓地的地方,时疫大概都要严重些。 来自辞典例句
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