美联社新闻一分钟 2005-11-20

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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