纯正地道美语(外教讲解)207：葬礼安排

　　A: Hi， Daniel, how are you holding up?  I am greatly sorry for your loss.
B: Thank you, I’m doing much better. I’ve begun organizing everything for the funeral.
A: How’s that going?
B: It’s a lot harder than I imagined. There are many things that you have to to arrange. I booked a time and date with the funeral home, but I still have a lot of things to do.
A: Have you bought a burial plot and a casket?
B: No. Wendy is being cremated². She always talked about how she didn’t want to be buried. I already  chose a cremation³ urn⁴ and we plan to spread the ashes in the ocean.
A: I see, that sounds like something she would have really liked. I am sure the memorial service will be tasteful. You are doing a great job.
B: Thanks, it hasn’t been easy, but luckily we have life insurance and Wendy left behind a detailed⁵  will that will sort out any other legal matters.
hold up 支撑，熬过来
burial n.葬礼
casket n.棺材
cremate¹ v.火葬
tasteful adj.高雅的
detailed a.详细的
A: Daniel，你是怎么样熬过来的？对你失去亲人，我感到很难过。
B: 谢谢，我现在能较好地处理，我开始为葬礼做准备。
A: 那进行得怎么样？
B: 比我想得要难。有很多事都需要你安排。我和殡仪馆预约了时间和日期。但我仍有很多事要做。
A: 你买墓地和棺材了吗？
B: 没有。Wendy将会被火化。她总是说不想被埋葬。我已经选了一个骨灰盒，计划将骨灰撒到海里。
A: 我明白了，那听起来很像她喜欢的做法。我肯定吊念服务会很高雅。你做得很好。
B: 谢谢，安排葬礼并不容易，幸运地是我们有人寿保险，而且Wendy留下了处理法律事务的详细遗嘱。
 

1 cremate   

v.火葬，烧成灰

参考例句：

• She wants Chris to be cremated.她想把克里斯的尸体火化。
• Laowang explains: "Combustion is cremate, degenerating is inhumation. "老王解释道：“燃烧就是火葬，腐朽就是土葬。”

2 cremated   

v.火葬，火化（尸体）( cremate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• 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

3 cremation   

n.火葬，火化

参考例句：

• Cremation is more common than burial in some countries. 在一些国家，火葬比土葬普遍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Garbage cremation can greatly reduce the occupancy of land. 垃圾焚烧可以大大减少占用土地。 来自互联网

4 urn   

n.（有座脚的）瓮；坟墓；骨灰瓮

参考例句：

• The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。
• She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。

5 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。