Rest in Peace原版英文小故事內(nèi)容:
A routine check of the main building on the Rest in Peace Cemetery1 in Santa Fe turned up thousands of cardboard boxes containing the remains2 of cremated3 people. An inspector4 from the state’s Cemetery and Funeral Bureau found the boxes stacked neatly5 in various rooms of the cemetery’s main building. Instead of having names of the departed, most boxes simply had dates inscribed6 on them. The dates went all the way back to June 14, 1930.
The owner of the cemetery, Mrs. Marbles, said she had just bought the property a year ago. She said she had never even been in many of the rooms of the main building. She said that she had bought the cemetery solely7 for its land value.
“As we all know,” she said, “God keeps making people, but He’s not making any more land. It’s only a matter of time before all this land is going to be needed for the living. When that happens, this property will be worth at least ten times what I paid for it. I’m already in discussions with several condo developers.”
The inspector said that it looked like most of the remains were from the 1930s to the 1970s. He figured that the people were probably homeless people whose bodies were never claimed at the funeral homes. The funeral homes cremated the bodies and then gave the remains to the cemetery for proper burial. He said that even though these remains were up to 75 years old, they would be buried with dignity and respect.
“After all,” he said, “all of these people had relatives at one time. They might even have children and grandchildren living right here in Santa Fe.”
1 cemetery n.墳?zāi)?,墓地,墳?/strong>
參考例句:
He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遺體葬在墓地。
2 remains n.剩余物,殘留物;遺體,遺跡
參考例句:
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
3 cremated v.火葬,火化(尸體)( cremate的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句:
He wants to is cremated, not buried. 他要火葬,不要土葬。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
The bodies were cremated on the shore. 他們的尸體在海邊火化了。 來自辭典例句
4 inspector n.檢查員,監(jiān)察員,視察員
參考例句:
The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.視察員對有關(guān)學校的一切都感興趣。
The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票員打著手電筒查看車票。
5 neatly adv.整潔地,干凈地,靈巧地,熟練地
參考例句:
Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手們知道怎樣把一條大繩利落地纏好。
The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在領(lǐng)口處打著整齊的皺褶。
6 inscribed v.寫,刻( inscribe的過去式和過去分詞 );內(nèi)接
參考例句:
His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在獎杯上。
The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墻上。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
7 solely adv.僅僅,唯一地
參考例句:
Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功與否不應(yīng)只用學業(yè)成績來衡量。
The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.這座城市幾乎完全靠旅游業(yè)維持。
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