聯合翻譯有限公司/聯合翻譯社

An Irish company is planning to broadcast funerals live on the internet as part of a new business venture.

一家愛爾蘭公司正計畫在網路上直播葬禮，做為一項新創事業的一部分。

They are offering to film memorial church services and burials for the benefit of mourners who are unable to attend the ceremony in person.

他們提供拍攝教堂追思儀式與葬禮，以供無法親自參加儀式的人上網追悼。

Their target clients are Irish emigrants who are unable to travel home for family funerals and elderly people confined to hospitals or homes. The clients will be charged a fee to view the funeral proceedings online.

他們的目標客戶是沒辦法返鄉參加家屬葬禮的愛爾蘭移民，以及困在醫院或家中的老年人。客戶線上觀看葬禮流程將收取費用。

The man behind the venture, County Clare businessman Alan Foudy, claimed it was the "only service of its kind being offered anywhere in Ireland or the UK". Mr Foudy said he hoped Funerals Live would create up 10 new jobs over the next 18 months.

這項創投事業的幕後推手、愛爾蘭克雷爾郡的商人佛迪宣稱，「類似服務在愛爾蘭或英國各地僅此一家」。佛迪說，他希望「葬禮直播」能在未來18個月創造10個新的工作機會。

The businessman came up with the idea when he was asked to make a DVD of a memorial service for mourners who could not attend their loved one’s funeral.

這名生意人是在接到要求，希望他為無法參加所愛之人葬禮的追悼者製作追思會DVD時，想到這個點子。

新聞辭典

in person 親自。例句：If you can’t be there in person, the next best thing is watching it on TV.（如果你無法親臨現場，次佳選擇是看電視。）

confine：動詞，限制、禁閉。例句：The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn’t cope with the outside world.（人質被禁錮太久，已無法面對外面的世界。）

proceedings：名詞，流程、活動。例句：Millions of people watched the proceedings on television.（數百萬人透過電視觀看活動進行。）

聯合翻譯 引用自 自由時報 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=767504&day=2014-04-03