Leaving money for the dead

时间：2007-01-17 08:14:45

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A Brooklyn lawyer, a used car salesman and a banker were gathered by a coffin1 containing the body of an old friend. In his grief2, one of the three said, "In my family, we have a custom of giving the dead some money, so they?ll have something to spend over there."

They all agreed that this was appropriate. The banker dropped a hundred dollar bill into the casket, and the car salesman did the same. The lawyer took out the bills and wrote a check for $300.

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1 coffin XWRy7     
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
  • When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
  • The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
2 grief DfHxP     
n.悲伤，悲痛，悲伤的事，悲痛的缘由
参考例句：
  • Don't allow yourself to sink into grief,it can do no good.不要使自己陷入悲哀之中，这样一点好处也没有。
  • After her mother died,she abandoned herself to grief.母亲死后，她沉浸于悲痛之中。

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