影片对白  You're watching a football game at a funeral?

文化面面观  Traditional Funerals in contemporary North America

 

Luncheon

In many traditions, a meal or other gathering following the burial service, either at the decedent's church or another off-site location.

Etiquette

Etiquette dictates the bereaved and other attendees at a funeral wear semi-formal clothing-such as a suit and tie for men or a dress for women-in a darker color (usually, gray, dark blue or black). Wearing short skirts, low-cut tops, or, at Western funerals, a large amount of white (other than a button-down shirt or blouse, or a military uniform) is often seen as disrespectful. Women who are grieving the death of their husband or a close partner sometimes wear a veil to conceal the face, although the veil is not common now.

It is a distinct rudeness to leave a mobile telephone on audible mode at a funeral service, as its ringing automatically interrupts the service.

Memorial services

Increasingly, traditional funerals are being replaced by memorial services. These are often less formal than a traditional funeral, and include such things as eulogies, music and fellowship. A member of the clergy often participates in these services, usually to open and close the proceedings and offer prayers and a brief message of comfort.

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。

1. 真的很遗憾，但是我要离开了，因为我不能接受你对待我的方式。
2. 我需要你给我介绍一个合适的对象。
3. 他们自贬形象，说："我配不上她，"而不是说"我知道如何制造吸引力。"
4. 女为悦己者容。

Friends 1 《老友记》1（精讲之七）考考你 参考答案

1. 如果激情不在了，你还会像以前那样爱我吗？
Will you love me as usual if passion burns out?

2. 和他分手后的整整一个月，我都处于崩溃的边缘。
For the whole month after he left me, I was on the edge of breaking down.

3. 你不真心去爱的话，怎么知道会失去什么呢？
Without seriously engage yourself in love, how do you know what to miss out on?

4. 你爱上了自己的老板，不是自找麻烦吗？
Aren't you messing yourself up by falling in love with your boss?

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