CCTV9英语新闻：对翻船事故遇难者举行葬礼

Funerals for the victims of the Eastern Star ship tragedy are being held at the Rongcheng funeral home in Jianli County, Hubei province. Dozens of morticians are helping¹ with the funeral arrangements. 

Encoffiners move a body of the victims of the capsized ship accident at the funeral parlour in Jianli, central China's Hubei Province, June 9, 2015. Local encoffiners hold encoffination ceremonies Tuesday for victims of the capsized ship Eastern Star, which was carrying 456 people onboard on an 11-day trip along the Yangtze River when it was overturned by a tornado³ on June 1 in Jianli. [Photo: Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu]

Since Monday, the Rongcheng funeral home has been the scene of many a funeral service—at least 60 by Wednesday afternoon. 

"These victims were from various places and their families share different funeral traditions. We are trying our best to communicate with the families and meet their requirements as much as possible," said Liu Zhuang, funeral director, Jianli County, Hubei province. 

Dozens of morticians from Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, have been doing their best. 

"We have to kneel down on the floor for a long time as we work on the victims, as we have to restore the bodies into their normal shape so that they can fit into the coffin². The work has been intense," said Cai Dongmei, mortician, Wuhan Wuchang Funeral Home. 

Many volunteers from a nearby social work college have also joined in the effort. More than 100 people have been working at the Rongcheng funeral home in Jianli.

The local civil affairs bureau said that by Tuesday, the funeral home had received 219 bodies.

Local officials say all funeral services for victims of the ship sinking will be provided free of charge. And families can either leave their relatives’ remains⁴ with the funeral home or bring them back home for burial. 

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 coffin   

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。

3 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。