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美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-29

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1. A military honor guard begins rehearsals1 at California's St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. That's where President Gerald Ford2 will be honored with a prayer service ahead of his state funeral at the US Capitol.

2. After a procession to the streets of Harlem, the body of music legend James Brown arrives at New York's Apollo Theater for a public viewing and private memorial.

3. Two years after an unsuccessful bid for a VP, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards announces his plans to run for president in 2008.

4. And after more than 5 years of testing, the Food and Drug Administration says cloned animals are safe to eat. The study found cloned livestock3 is virtually indistinguishable from conventional livestock

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. honor guard : N-SING
An honor guard is a group of troops who formally greet or accompany someone special such as a visiting head of state.(AM; In BRIT use guard of honour)

2. episcopal : ADJ
Episcopal means relating to a branch of the Anglican Church (英国国教/美国圣公会) in Scotland and the USA.

3. procession : N-COUNT
A procession is a group of people who are walking, riding, or driving in a line as part of a public event.

4. livestock : N-UNCOUNT-COLL
Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on a farm are referred to as livestock.

5. indistinguishable : ADJ
If one thing is indistinguishable from another, the two things are so similar that it is difficult to know which is which.


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1 rehearsals 58abf70ed0ce2d3ac723eb2d13c1c6b5     
n.练习( rehearsal的名词复数 );排练;复述;重复
参考例句:
  • The earlier protests had just been dress rehearsals for full-scale revolution. 早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
  • She worked like a demon all through rehearsals. 她每次排演时始终精力过人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
参考例句:
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上,所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪,必须极度小心。
3 livestock c0Wx1     
n.家畜,牲畜
参考例句:
  • Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
  • The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。
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