"First of all," interposed Laigle, "I demand permission to embalm Blondeau in a few phrases of deeply felt eulogium.

“首先，”赖格尔抢着说，“我要求用几句心坎上的话向勃隆多悼念一番。

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Myrrh was a spice used to embalm the dead.

没药也是一种香料，抹在死人的身上用来防腐。

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Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to embalm the dead.

千万年前埃及人曾利用盐涂尸防腐。

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After Friday's ceremonies, the country's Information Minister, Ernesto Villegas, said the government had dropped plans to embalm Mr Chavez for permanent display.

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The methods used to embalm the head also matched techniques in use at the time of his death, said the scientists in a report published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

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Then I lie back with my head on a smooth boulder, gaze dreamily around at the lumpy brown hillsides and let the sulphurous warmth embalm me, a benevolent gesture from the volcanic gods before they blow us all to kingdom come.

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