I write down the epitaphs , I guess as a daily awareness of mortality that arms me against it .
我写下墓志铭,我猜想每天都清醒意识到死亡会让我有思想准备去面对它。
In many a country churchyard , few pre-1800 stones of any interest are legible ; epitaphs were usually carved more shallowly than the names of the dead .
在许多乡间的墓地,鲜有尚能辨别碑文的19世纪前的墓碑;通常墓志铭都刻得比亡者的姓名要浅。
Prosperous family businesses passed down the generations are living epitaphs to the talents of their founders .