月度归档： 2022年9月

The funeral director stops Holly and Yi-jun as they enter

FD: I’m sorry, ladies. Mr. Smith’s viewing is over. It ended an hour ago.
Holly:But we just drove across town. Can’t we just go in to see him one last…
FD: I’m afraid not. But at tomorrow’s funeral, the family requested an open casket service.
Holly:This is all too fast. He’s my best friend, and now he’s gone.
FD: I’m sorry. I know it must have come as a great shock.
Holly:[Heartbroken] The viewing was for saying goodbye, and I didn’t even get that.

funeral director
（安排葬礼的）葬仪员。在美国，葬仪员通常都是葬仪社业主
My father was a funeral director.
我父亲是一位殡仪员。

drive across town
开车开了很长一段路
Don’t make me drive across town to pick you up.
别叫我大老远开车去载你。

request (v.)
要求
Mr. DJ, can I request my favorite song?
DJ先生，我可否点我点喜欢的歌？

casket (n.)
棺材。open casket service是指在葬礼举行时，开棺瞻仰死者遗容的一种仪式
A: Would you like an oak or a mahogany casket?
你要橡木还是桃花木的棺材？
B: Which is cheaper?
哪种便宜？

see somebody one last time
见某人最后一面
Go see your puppy one last time–he’s going to miss you.
去看你的小狗最后一眼——它会想念你的。

葬仪员拦住要进去的荷莉和怡君

葬仪员： 女士们，很抱歉。史密斯先生的遗容瞻仰已经在一小时前结束了。
荷　莉： 但我们才刚大老远开车过来。我们能不能进去见他最后一……
葬仪员： 恐怕没办法。但明天的葬礼上，家属有要求开棺的仪式。
荷　莉： 这一切都太快了。他是我最好的朋友，现在他却走了。
葬仪员： 很遗憾。我知道这打击很大。
荷　莉： （悲伤）瞻仰遗容是要让人道别的，而我甚至还办不到。

On the drive to the funeral home

Yi-jun: Don’t we need to give a white envelope with money for the family, though?
Holly: No. People give plates of food. The food is brought to the reception or in the weeks following.
Yi-jun: At the reception?
Holly: That’s after the funeral. That way the family doesn’t need to think about cooking while they’re mourning.
Yi-jun: Then you don’t take anything with you for a viewing?
Holly: You can bring flowers if you want, but you usually have those delivered.

drive (n.)
车程
That was a really long drive.
那趟车开得真久。

reception (n.)
接待会
Our reception will feature the finest in French cuisine.
我们的招待会上会有最精致的法国美食。

funeral (n.)
葬礼
Thankfully, I haven’t been to many funerals.
值得庆幸的是，我并未参加太多场葬礼。

deliver (v.)
运送
I deliver pizzas for a living.
我靠外送披萨维生。

mourn (v.)
哀悼（死者）
A: I’ve been mourning all week long.
我已经哀悼了一整个星期。
B: Take it easy– it may be some time before you feel better.
看开点——过些时日你会舒服点。

开车去葬仪社的路上

怡君：那我们不需要包白包给家属吗？
荷莉：不用。大家都会带一盘食物过去。食物会带到接待会上，或者葬礼过后的几周之内，都可以带菜去给丧家。
怡君：拿到接待会？
荷莉：那是在葬礼之后。这样子家属在哀恸之余，就不必分神去准备食物了。
怡君：那去瞻仰遗容时，什么都不用带吗？
荷莉：你要带花去也行，不过通常会请人送过去。