The coffin closed with a dull thud.

随着一声沉闷地撞击声，棺材合上了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Four soldiers stood guard over the coffin.

有四名士兵守护灵柩。

《牛津词典》

The coffin was carried by six soldiers walking in lockstep.

灵柩由齐步行进的六名士兵抬着。

《牛津词典》

"Turkey will always be secular," tens of thousands of people chanted as they followed the coffin of professor Turkan Saylan who died of breast cancer on Monday.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

And notice how it's like the coffin's opening up and here comes Mozart's soprano line up here.

注意这段,多像棺材被打开啊,现在是莫扎特的高音部曲调线

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With the tolling, tolling bells' perpetual clang, Here, coffin that slowly passes, I give you my sprig of lilac.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

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