万花筒 Kaleidoscope 2007-05-18&19, 萨科齐今日执掌法国大权

A changing of the guard in France. The country has a new president today. President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at the famed Elysee Palace this morning where he greeted outgoing President Jacques Chirac. Sarkozy and Chirac then shook hands in a photo opportunity before heading off to a private discussion where Chirac handed the country's secret nuclear codes over to the new president. Chirac then left the palace in a red carpet salute¹ after 12 years in power.

Later in an elaborate ceremony, Sarkozy was officially inaugurated and given a special necklace of linked medallions engraved² with the names of past French presidents as well as his own.

Sarkozy says defending human rights and fighting against global warming are his priorities for foreign policy. From MSNBC. com, I am Dara Brown.

1 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

2 engraved   

v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
• It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》