美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-03

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1. Jill Carrol says she feels like she is alive again. The 28-year-old journalist arrived at Boston's Logan International Airport earlier today. Carrol was released Thursday after being held hostage for 82 days in Iraq.

2. Just as it was a year ago, St. Peter Square is filled with tens of thousands of pilgrims. Worshipers are carrying flags and pictures to remember Pope John Paul II. Today marks the first anniversary of the beloved pontiff's death.

3. The US is telling Iraqi leaders it's time to move faster on forming a government. Secretary of State Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad today along with British Foreign Secretary Jack¹ Straw.

4 It's a rock concert literally². Concertgoers packed inside Hawaii's Diamond Head Crater³ for an all-day show. The site was popular for concert in the 1960s and 70s.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. beloved :adjective SLIGHTLY FORMAL
loved very much:
e.g. Her beloved husband died last year.

2. pontiff :noun [C]
FORMAL FOR pope (= leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

3. concertgoer :noun [C]
a person who often goes to concerts

4. crater :noun [C]
the round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole similar to this:
e.g. With a good telescope, you can see craters⁴ on the moon.