Lost Preacher

A young preacher was contacted by the local funeral director to hold a graveside committal service at a small local cemetery for someone with no family or friends. The preacher started early but quickly got himself lost，making several wrong turns.

He arrived a half-hour late. The hearse was nowhere in sight，and the workmen were eating lunch.

The pastor went to the open grave and found the vault lid was already in place. Taking out his book，he read the service.

As he was returning to his car，he overheard one of the workmen say，“Do you think we should tell him it’s a septic tank？”

迷路的牧师

殡葬管理员找到一个年轻的牧师，让他在当地的一个小型葬礼上进行祈祷。死者生前无家可归，也没有朋友。这个牧师一大早就出发了，但是很快就转错了方向，迷路了。

他迟到了半小时，而且也找不到灵柩，只看见一些工人在吃饭。

牧师走到打开的墓穴前，发现里面有一个拱形的盖子。他掏出身边带着的书开始祈祷。

当他朝自己的车子走去的时候，听到一个工人在说：“你觉得我们应该告诉他这是一个化粪池吗？”

英语词汇

Preacher: 牧师，传教士

Funeral director: 殡葬管理员

Graveside committal service: 墓边安葬仪式

Cemetery: 墓地，公墓

Hearse: 灵车

Pastor: 牧师，宗教领袖

Vault lid: 棺材盖

Septic tank: 化粪池