Besides failing to address the lack of space for the dead, the new facility could spark a trend for VIP burial that makes death as unequal as life, says Zaigham Khan, a columnist for The News, a newspaper. The government claims that anyone who cannot afford the $200 fee will be granted a free space. But standing in an ancient burial ground that abuts Shehre Khamoshan, a village elder offers a different view. He reckons the plush cemetery is part of an attempt to lure government workers to a new housing project nearby, which Lahori officials hope will help to deal with the overcrowding of live bodies in the fast-expanding city.
单词注解
spark / spɑːk /
1.fire 火
a very small piece of burning material produced by a fire or by hitting or rubbing two hard objects together 火花，火星
sparks from the fire 火里飞出的火星
The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.
金属之间互相摩擦，进出一串火星
2.electricity 电
a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space 电火花
electric sparks from a broken wire 一根破损电线迸出的电火花
3.spark of interest / excitement / anger etc
a small amount of a feeling or quality 一点点兴趣/激动/怒气等
Rachel looked at her and felt a spark of hope. 蕾切尔看着她，感动了一线希望。
4.cause 原因
a small action or event that causes something to happen ,especially trouble or violence(尤指骚乱或暴力的)起因，导火线
The judge's verdict provided the spark for the riots .
法官的裁决是这次暴乱的导火线。
5.intelligence/ energy 智慧/精力
a quality of intelligence or energy that makes someone successful or fun ro be with 生气，活力；（才智的）焕发
She was tired,and lacked her usual spark .
她很累，没有了平时的活力。
6.sparks
anger or angry arguments 愤怒，激烈争吵
The sparks were really flying （=people were arguing angrily) at the meeting. 会议上可真是唇枪舌战。
abut / əˈbʌt /
if one piece of land or a building abuts another, it is next to it or touches one side of it 邻接，毗连 【正式】
plush / plʌʃ / adj.豪华的；优裕的；长毛绒的 n.长绒毛
翻译
《新闻》报纸的专栏作家扎伊格哈姆•汗说，除了不能解决死者空间短缺的问题，还有新的空间可能会引起一股贵宾葬礼的潮流，这使得死和生一样不平等。政府声称，任何负担不起200美金费用的墓地将会保证有一块免费的空间。但是一个村里的老者站在在一个紧挨着高价墓地的古老墓地上，提出了不同的观点。他认为，豪华墓地是在试图引诱政府官员去附近的一个新的住房项目，拉哈尔的官员希望通过这个项目去解决快速发展城市人口过多的问题。
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