美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-20

1. Outside the Iraqi capital Baghdad , a suicide blast during a Shiite funeral procession and a car bomb near a market kill/ dozens. (一般用这个＂Baghdad＂多）

2. On Capital Hill, lawmakers continue their sparring over Iraq with the House rejecting an immediate¹ pullout of US forces from there.

3. President Bush will attend church services during his visit to China, sending a message to Beijing about expanding religious freedom.

4. Tropical Storm Gamma kills at least 2 in Central America and could turn on a path threatening South Florida this coming week.

5. And finally Prince Albert II formally assumes Monaco's throne , making a final symbolic² farewell to his late father Rainier III.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1.procession: a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony. +parade/funeral/wedding/carnival etc // e.g. They marched in procession to the Capital building.

2.spar: if you spar with someone, you argue with them but not in an aggressive or serious way. Over the year, he sparred with his friend Jane over political tactics. spars/sparred/sparring/

3.assume: formal to start to have control, responsibility etc or to start in a particular position or job. e.g. He assumed power in a bloody³ coup(政变) in 1990.

4.farewell: a farewell+speech/party/drink/dinner/presentation

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

3 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。