Elizabeth Taylor Laid to Rest During Private Service

    Hollywood acting¹ legend Elizabeth Taylor was given a small, private funeral（葬礼） Thursday at Forest Lawn cemetery² outside Los Angeles, the same cemetery where her good friend, entertainer Michael Jackson was buried.
    Taylor's family and close friends attended the hour-long service that started 15 minutes later than planned, at Taylor's request.  A spokeswoman said in a statement Taylor wanted the service to include the announcement - "She even wanted to be late for her own funeral."Actor Colin Farrell read a poem at the service and Taylor's grandson, Rhys Tivey, performed a trumpet³ solo of "Amazing Grace."Forest Lawn is the burial place of many Hollywood celebrities⁴, including Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Walt Disney.
    Taylor died Wednesday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure.  She had been in the hospital for six weeks. The 79-year-old actress had suffered from a number of medical conditions over the years.
    Taylor won  two best actress Academy Awards for her performances in Butterfield 8 in 1960 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 1966.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

3 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

4 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目