商务英语口语练习，公墓续租费renewalfees“当我们的思念还在蔓延，墓地却到了使用期限”。近日，一篇关于北京墓地使用期限为20年的帖子引发了广大网友的热议。目前北京一些建造时间较早的墓园已有很多老墓“到期”。对此，北京市首次明确可通过续租方式继续使用。据悉，“续租”的年限仍不能超20年。请看相关报道：Debatesoverurbancemeteries'renewalfees,whichcomeontopofexorbitantoriginalplotpayments,emergedontheInternetafterafewnoticesofoverduecemeterybillsturnedupinseveralChinesecities.在墓地初期的购买费用已经相当高的情况下，城市公墓续租费的缴纳近日在网上引发热议。之前，我国已有几个城市开出了公墓费用到期通知。文中的renewalfees就是指公墓“续租费”，指的是公墓的20年使用期限到期后，需要缴纳的续租费用。Plotpayments就是指最初购买墓地时的花费。目前，我国城市的墓地一般属于经营性目的，而农村还提供一些freeburialplots（免费墓地）。近年来，随着人们殡葬意识的提高，各种eco-burial（环保殡葬）越来越流行，比如treeburial（树葬）、seaburial（海葬）、flowerburial（花葬）等等。同时，onlinetomb-sweeping（网上祭扫）等“绿色祭扫”方式也逐渐被大家接受。Feifei:OhnoAndrea.Ihopeit'sbetterthanthelasttimeyoutoldmeajoke.Andrea:Well...what'sbrownandsticky?Feifei:Erm.我实在是不想去想一个棕色的，粘糊糊的东西。但是什么东西是棕色的、粘糊糊的呢?Andrea:Astick.Feifei:Astick一根拐杖。Hmmm.我明白你的这个笑话了，不过我不觉得怎么好笑。Andrea:Hello,I'mAndreaandthisisOntheTown.Stand-upcomediansstanduponstageandtellfunnystories.Feifei:大家好，我是冯菲菲。英国有很多名胜古迹，玩的东西也不少。但是一个长久不衰、备受欢迎的传统就是stand-upcomedy单人滑稽喜剧表演。Andrea:Yes,acrossBritaintherearehundredsofcomedyclubs.Theseareplaceswherepeoplelovetogotohaveafewdrinksandafewlaughs.Feifei:Tohaveafewlaughs笑一笑，轻松一下。Andrea:NoelFaulknerisastand-upcomicandhasbeenrunningtheComedyCaféinLondonforthelast21years.Butwhatexactlyisstand-upcomedy?Let'slistentoNoel.Stand-upisbasicallywhereoneperson,manorwoman,standsonstageandtellsfunnystoriesaboutwhat'sgoingonintheirlife,orfunnypeopleorfunnythingsthathappenedtothem:gettingonthebustoworkorhowsmellypeopleareonthebus.Theytalkabouttheirwives,theirmarriages,relationships.Feifei:喜剧演员NoelFaulkner说单人戏剧滑稽表演就是一个男人或女人自己站在台上，给大家重述真实好玩儿的故事。Stand-upisbasicallywhereoneperson,manorwoman,standsonstageandtellsfunnystoriesaboutwhat'sgoingonintheirlife.NoelFaulknerAndrea:Anotherwordforstoriesis'anecdotes'.Stand-upcomedianslovetotellfunnystoriesoranecdotesaboutanything-fromgettingonthebus,tostoriesabouttheirwivesorhusbands.Feifei:当然大家之所以能捧腹大笑，是因为这些好玩的故事都是真实发生过的事情。不过总能让观众笑声不断确实不是件容易的事儿!Andrea:Iknow!Here'swhatNoelhastosayaboutthat.Anybodycanbefunnywhenitjusthappensbecausetheneverybody'sonyourside.Buttowalkuptoagroupofpeopleandtosay'I'mgoingtobefunny,saysitdown,shutup'–ittakesanawfullot.Feifei:Noel说任何一个人跟朋友在一起的时候都可以很随性的、即兴的讲个笑话。Anyonecanbefunny.Andrea:That'sbecauseeveryone'sonyourside.激mmyCarrstartedoutasastand-upcomedianbutnowhasasuccessfulTVcareer.Feifei:They'reonyourside大家都在支持你。Andrea:Butit'sreallyhardtomakeagroupofstrangerssitdownandlisten.Noelsaysthatittakesanawfullot.Hemeansit'sreallyverydifficult.Ittakesanawfullot.Feifei:It'sdefinitelynotsomethingthatIwouldwanttodo!Howaboutyou,Andrea?Andrea:Noway!Butontheotherhand,itcanbefantasticbeingastand-upcomic.Whenyoudoashowto100or200people,wh...