An elaborate funeral for pet dog

时间：2007-07-25 08:38:43

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Chinanews, Chengdu, July 24 - Lin, a professor in his late 30s, spent nearly 100 thousand yuan in an elaborate1 funeral2 for his pet dog last week in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

 

Lin's wife passed away 5 years ago. As his children all live apart from him, Lin moved from Dalian to Chengdu three months ago.

 

He found a stray3 dog while taking a walk not long after he arrived in Chengdu. "It kept following me, and finally I decided4 to adpot it," said Lin.

 

However, the dog died three months later. "It brought me so much joy, just like a family member. I could hardly bear losing it. Holding a decent5 funeral for it was the only thing I could do in its memory," said Lin in tears.

 

"It is really crazy to spend so much money on burying a dog," said a local citizen, but many others said that they understood Lin's love for the dog.

 
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1 elaborate XjPzr     
adj.详尽的；复杂的；vi./vt.详述；详细制订
参考例句：
  • You understand the situation;I needn't elaborate any further.你对情况是了解的，我不必再进一步详谈了。
  • He made an elaborate hairstyle.他做了一个复杂的发型。
2 funeral BhFx7     
n.丧葬，葬礼；adj.丧葬的，出殡的
参考例句：
  • Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。
  • A funeral is a somber occasion.葬礼是个忧郁的场合。
3 stray bGpzL     
n.走失的家畜，浪子；adj.迷途的，偶然的；vi.迷路，彷徨
参考例句：
  • We couldn't identify the stray child.我们不能辨认出这个迷途孩子的身份。
  • Please don't stray from the subject.请不要离开本题。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的
参考例句：
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

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