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【2009-11-27,五】ESL Podcast 533 – Making Funeral and Burial Arrangements


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Everyone eventually dies, so you may as well learn the English you’ll need when it is your turn – before it’s too late!
Tags: Relationships, Daily Life

Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:24
Explanations: 3:02
Fast dialogue: 15:44

Reiko: When I die, I want a big funeral. The more mourners the better!

Lucas: Not me. I’m just the opposite. I don’t want any kind of funeral or wake. I just want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered.

Reiko: What? You don’t want to be buried in a beautiful casket with a big headstone? Better yet, how about being interred in a mausoleum?

Lucas: You’ve got to be kidding me! Why would I all want all of that hoopla? I’m dead. What difference would it make to me?

Reiko: It’s not for you. It’s for the mourners. Having a ceremony and a burial will help them grieve.

Lucas: Not my friends and family. The less fuss the better for them. Most of my family is buried in simple gravesites in non-denominational cemeteries.

Reiko: What’s the fun in that?

Lucas: I think you’re forgetting one thing: we’re talking about death. It’s not supposed to be fun and games!


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

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