美联社新闻一分钟 2006-12-29

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1. A military honor guard begins rehearsals¹ at California's St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. That's where President Gerald Ford² will be honored with a prayer service ahead of his state funeral at the US Capitol.

2. After a procession to the streets of Harlem, the body of music legend James Brown arrives at New York's Apollo Theater for a public viewing and private memorial.

3. Two years after an unsuccessful bid for a VP, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards announces his plans to run for president in 2008.

4. And after more than 5 years of testing, the Food and Drug Administration says cloned animals are safe to eat. The study found cloned livestock³ is virtually indistinguishable from conventional livestock

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. honor guard : N-SING
An honor guard is a group of troops who formally greet or accompany someone special such as a visiting head of state.(AM; In BRIT use guard of honour)

2. episcopal : ADJ
Episcopal means relating to a branch of the Anglican Church (英国国教/美国圣公会) in Scotland and the USA.

3. procession : N-COUNT
A procession is a group of people who are walking, riding, or driving in a line as part of a public event.

4. livestock : N-UNCOUNT-COLL
Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on a farm are referred to as livestock.

5. indistinguishable : ADJ
If one thing is indistinguishable from another, the two things are so similar that it is difficult to know which is which.