A woman inquiring about overnight service from New Jersey to California called the small package-carrier company where I work.
一位女士致电我所在的小型包裹承运公司，询问从新泽西州到加利福尼亚州的隔夜快递服务。
I assured her the package would arrive by morning and then asked about the contents. She said it contained her Uncle Albert’s ashes.
我向她保证包裹会在早上到达，然后询问里面的内容是什么。 她说里面装着她叔叔阿尔伯特的骨灰。
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” I said. “We don’t carry human remains.”
“对不起，女士，”我说。 “我们不运送人类遗骸。”
“Oh, but you have to!” she replied with urgency. “He’ll miss his funeral!”
“哦，但你不能不送！” 她急切地回答，“他会错过他的葬礼的！”
