英语导读1000句[32]:Death

Section 32
Death

It is surprising how different cultures treat death.
The ceremonies surrounding it vary¹ from culture to culture, country to country.
Even the colors associated with death vary.
In western cultures, black or grey are linked to death.
In Asia, brighter colors are normal.
In western cultures, it is not polite to talk a lot about death.
In other cultures, it may not be an uncommon² talking point.
The forms of burial vary also.
In the west, people maybe cremated³, that is burned to ashes and then buried.
They may also choose to be buried as a whole body.
They will be buried in a special place called a cemetery⁴.
In some other places, they may be burned on a funeral pyre.
What happens to us after we die is always a subject of variety and difference.
Some think that after death there is nothing.
Others think that there is a life after death or even reincarnation.

1 vary   

vi.变化，有不同；vt.改变，使不同

参考例句：

• Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。
• Old people don't like to vary their habits.老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

2 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

3 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

4 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• 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。