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Funeral plans for Polish president

Summary

12 April 2010

The Polish government is expected to announce details of President Kaczynski's funeral arrangements. The president, with his wife and other government staff members, died in a plane crash on Saturday.

Reporter:

Duncan Kennedy

Summary:

The pavement in front of President Kaczynski's palace in central Warsaw has nearly disappeared from sight, covered now with thousands of small glass pots containing candles laid as a mark of respect. The president's body has been brought back from Russia and is due to lie in state later today. More details of the funeral arrangements are expected over the next day or so.

Poland's health minister has said that only 14 of the 96 victims of Saturday's air crash in Russia are identifiable. Crash investigators¹ say data from the flight recorders appear to show there was no technical fault on the plane, suggesting pilot error may have been a factor in the crash.

Among those to have died was the president's wife, Maria. There's no precedent² for a dual³ funeral involving a head of state and his first lady, so it's unclear if they will have a joint⁴ or separate ceremony.

Poland's top military leadership was among those who lost their lives, though their first deputies⁵ have taken over any immediate⁶ duties meaning that the country's armed forces are operating normally⁷. Many other national institutions cannot yet say that, after a disaster that removed a vast cross-section of the country's public servants.

Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, Warsaw

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 precedent   

n.先例，前例；惯例；adj.在前的，在先的

参考例句：

• Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗？
• This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。

3 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 deputies   

副手( deputy的名词复数 )； 代理人； （某些国家的）议员； （美国协助地方治安官办案的）警官

参考例句：

• The deputies discussed and passed the resolution. 代表们讨论并且通过了大会的决议。
• Deputies to the People's Congresses have the right to address inquiries to state organs. 人民代表大会代表有权向国家机关提出质询。

6 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。

7 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。