美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-04

（单词翻译）

1. A steady stream of mourners paid their final respects to Gerald R. Ford¹ in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The former president is to be buried on his presidential museum grounds overlooking the Grand River.

2. Iraq's National Security Advisor² insists he had nothing to do with the video of Saddam Hussein's hanging. A prosecutor³ who was at the execution told the New York Times that he saw the official filming the execution with a cellphone. The advisor instead suggested that Sunni insurgents⁴ may have infiltrated⁶ the execution chamber⁷.

3. Duke University has invited 2 of the lacrosse players accused of sexual assault to return to school as students in good standing⁸, that according to a defense⁹ attorney. The students had been barred from attending classes while the case made its way to the court.

4. Back-to-back blizzards¹⁰ have paralyzed several states in the Midwest. National Guard helicopters dropped emergency food for livestock¹¹ trapped by snowdrifts as high as rooftops. It could be weeks before power is restored in the region.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. infiltrate⁵ : VERB
If people infiltrate a place or organization, or infiltrate into it, they enter it secretly in order to spy on it or influence it.

2. lacrosse : N-UNCOUNT
Lacrosse is an outdoor game in which players use long sticks with nets at the end to catch and throw a small ball, in order to try and score goals.

3. back-to-back : ADJ
Consecutively, one after another, as in I'm exhausted¹²; I had three meetings back to back.

4. snowdrift : N=COUNT
A snowdrift is a deep pile of snow formed by the wind..