所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。

All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony.

仪式进行了两个小时，我们自始至终都得站着。

The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout.

悼念仪式将在当地的一所教堂举行。

The memorial service will be held at a local church.

总统带病去出席那个仪式。

The President left his sickbed to attend the ceremony.

这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。

The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved.

这种仪式是从公元前遗留下来的。

The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.

一群兴高采烈的村民观看了仪式。

A merry crowd of villagers watched the proceedings.

为当地阵亡的战士举行了纪念仪式。

A service was held in remembrance of local soldiers killed in the war.

仪式进行得很顺利。

The ceremony went off without a hitch.

我们从阳台上观看仪式。

We watched the proceedings from the balcony.

准备婚礼要几周，而婚礼仪式本身还不到一小时。

The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour.

山羊按照仪式宰杀了。

The goat was ritually slaughtered.