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Funeral Arrangements

葬礼安排

对话 Dialogue

A
说话人 A

Hi Daniel, how are you holding up? I am greatly sorry for your loss.

嗨,丹尼尔,你还好吗?对你的损失我深表遗憾。

B
说话人 B

Thank you, I'm doing much better. I've been organizing everything for the funeral.

谢谢,我好多了。我一直在安排葬礼的各种事宜。

A
说话人 A

How's that going?

进展怎么样?

B
说话人 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.

比我想象的难多了。有很多事情要安排。我已经和殡仪馆约好了时间和日期,但还有很多事要做。

A
说话人 A

Have you bought a burial plot and a casket?

你买了墓地和棺材吗?

B
说话人 B

No. Wendy is being cremated. She always talked about how she didn’t want to be buried. I already chose a cremation urn and we plan to spread the ashes in the ocean.

没有。温迪要火化。她一直说她不想被土葬。我已经选好了骨灰盒,我们打算把骨灰撒在海里。

A
说话人 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.

明白了,听起来确实是她会喜欢的方式。我相信追悼会一定会办得很得体。你做得很好。

B
说话人 B

Thanks, it hasn’t been easy, but luckily we have life insurance and Wendy left behind a detailed will that will sort out any other legal matters.

谢谢,确实不容易,但幸好我们有寿险,而且温迪留下了详细的遗嘱,能解决其他法律问题。