Eztalk美语【270】At the graveside在坟墓旁
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：Eztalk美语会话
At the graveside
Holly:It seems so strange to be here, burying you, but it's not you.
Taylor: [Throws a handful of dirt into the grave] Ashes to ashes and dust to dust...
Holly:This has been the worst and best day of my life, Taylor. They kept you in the hospital, and...
Taylor: [Preacher says final words] I'll tell you all about it another day.
Holly:[As the three leave] But you're OK? It was nothing serious, was it?
Taylor: [Sighs] You ladies look very elegant in black. But I don't want you to wear black in my honor for a long time yet to come... [to be continued]
grave (n.)
坟墓，埋葬处；graveside (n.) 坟墓旁
I've been laying flowers every day on my mother's grave for years.
我曾经一连好几年每天到母亲坟前献花。
bury (v.)
埋葬
A: When will the casket go in the ground?
这个棺材何时入土？
B: We'll bury it tomorrow.
明天我们会把它埋了。
final words
（葬礼结尾的）最终宣读
My father's final words were, "Love her, and bring her joy."
我爸的遗言是：「钟爱她，并让她快乐。」
elegant (a.)
优美的，雅致的
A: You look so elegant in that tight dress.
你穿那件紧身洋装看起来好高雅。
B: Thanks—I got it on sale.
谢谢——我在拍卖时买的。
在坟墓旁
荷莉：待在这里挺怪的，埋葬你，却又不是你。
泰勒：（将一把泥土拋进坟墓）尘归尘、土归土……
荷莉：这真是我这辈子最糟糕也最棒的一天了，泰勒。他们不让你出院，而且……
泰勒：（牧师进行最终宣读）我改天会跟你解释一切。
荷莉：（三人离开时）但你还好吧？不是什么大毛病吧？
泰勒：（叹气）两位女士穿黑衣看来非常优雅。不过我希望在漫长的将来，你们都不用为了我穿上黑衣……