Thousands attend Aquino funeral

Tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the Philippines' capital Manila for the funeral of former President Corazon Aquino.
　　After a mass in Manila Cathedral, her body was carried through the city to be buried next to her husband, Benigno Aquino, who was assassinated¹ in 1983.
　　Mrs Aquino died on Saturday of colon² cancer at the age of 76.
　　She became president in 1986 after leading the "people power" uprising that overthrew³ Ferdinand Marcos.
　　More than 1,000 government officials, diplomats⁴, priests, nuns⁵ and visiting dignitaries gathered in the cathedral for her funeral Mass.
　　President Gloria Arroyo⁶ arrived straight from the airport after a visit to the US but left before the ceremonies and procession.
　　Obituary⁷: Corazon AquinoYour memories of Corazon AquinoThe two had been at odds⁸ after Mrs Aquino called on Mrs Arroyo to resign over allegations（指控） of vote-rigging.
　　Mrs Aquino's successors Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada, and East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, also attended the Mass.
　　Mr Marcos' two children paid their respects to Mrs Aquino on Tuesday as her body lay in state at the cathedral.
　　Outside, thousands of people - many wearing yellow, the colour associated with Mrs Aquino's people power movement - stood in heavy rain watching the proceedings⁹ on giant screens.
　　Tens of thousands more people lined the streets of Manila and walked behind the vehicle（车辆） carrying her flag-draped coffin¹⁰ on its way to be buried next to her husband in a private ceremony at Memorial Park.
　　The Philippines has announced a 10-day mourning period and declared Wednesday a public holiday.
　　President Arroyo had been at odds with Mrs AquinoMrs Aquino was catapulted into politics following the murder of her husband, the prominent Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, who had been preparing to run for president.
　　After winning the presidential elections in 1986, she went on to run a country deeply divided after years of martial¹¹ law and communist insurgency¹².
　　She battled several coup¹³ attempts against her rule, protected the country's fledgling democracy and freed political prisoners.
　　In recent years, she campaigned against former President Estrada, but then reconciled with him to join protests against President Arroyo over allegations of vote-rigging and corruption¹⁴.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

2 colon   

n.冒号，结肠，直肠

参考例句：

• Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
• The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。

3 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。

4 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 nuns   

n.（通常指基督教的）修女， （佛教的）尼姑( nun的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns. 小尼姑之流是阿Q本来视如草芥的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫、贞洁、顺从。 来自辞典例句

6 arroyo   

n.干涸的河床，小河

参考例句：

• She continued along the path until she came to the arroyo.她沿着小路一直走到小河边。
• They had a picnic by the arroyo.他们在干枯的河床边野餐过。

7 obituary   

n.讣告，死亡公告；adj.死亡的

参考例句：

• The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
• Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后，他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。

8 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

9 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

10 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

11 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

12 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

13 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

14 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。