Elizabeth Taylor Laid to Rest During Private Service
Hollywood acting 1 legend Elizabeth Taylor was given a small, private funeral（葬礼） Thursday at Forest Lawn cemetery 2 outside Los Angeles, the same cemetery where her good friend, entertainer Michael Jackson was buried.
Taylor's family and close friends attended the hour-long service that started 15 minutes later than planned, at Taylor's request. A spokeswoman said in a statement Taylor wanted the service to include the announcement - "She even wanted to be late for her own funeral."Actor Colin Farrell read a poem at the service and Taylor's grandson, Rhys Tivey, performed a trumpet 3 solo of "Amazing Grace."Forest Lawn is the burial place of many Hollywood celebrities 4, including Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Walt Disney.
Taylor died Wednesday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. She had been in the hospital for six weeks. The 79-year-old actress had suffered from a number of medical conditions over the years.
Taylor won two best actress Academy Awards for her performances in Butterfield 8 in 1960 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 1966.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
- His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
- He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
- The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目