Eztalk美语【263】a white envelope 白包

On the drive to the funeral home

Yi-jun: Don't we need to give a white envelope with money for the family, though?

Holly: No. People give plates of food. The food is brought to the reception or in the weeks following.

Yi-jun: At the reception?

Holly: That's after the funeral. That way the family doesn't need to think about cooking while they're mourning.

Yi-jun: Then you don't take anything with you for a viewing?

Holly: You can bring flowers if you want, but you usually have those delivered.

drive (n.)

车程

That was a really long drive.

那趟车开得真久。

reception (n.)

接待会

Our reception will feature the finest in French cuisine.

我们的招待会上会有最精致的法国美食。

funeral (n.)

葬礼

Thankfully, I haven't been to many funerals.

值得庆幸的是，我并未参加太多场葬礼。

deliver (v.)

运送

I deliver pizzas for a living.

我靠外送披萨维生。

mourn (v.)

哀悼(死者)

A: I've been mourning all week long.

我已经哀悼了一整个星期。

B: Take it easy-- it may be some time before you feel better.

看开点——过些时日你会舒服点。

开车去葬仪社的路上

怡君：那我们不需要包白包给家属吗?

荷莉：不用。大家都会带一盘食物过去。食物会带到接待会上，或者葬礼过后的几周之内，都可以带菜去给丧家。

怡君：拿到接待会?

荷莉：那是在葬礼之后。这样子家属在哀恸之余，就不必分神去准备食物了。

怡君：那去瞻仰遗容时，什么都不用带吗?

荷莉：你要带花去也行，不过通常会请人送过去。