美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-14（在线收听）

1. A federal jury has convicted Conrad Black and three of his former executives of illegally pocketing money that should've gone to stockholders. The fallen media tycoon faces 35 years in prison for the offences and a maximum penalty of one million dollars.

2. Mourners are remembering Lady Bird Johnson, the widow of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson will lie in repose until Saturday. She will then be buried Sunday next to her husband at the couple's Texas ranch.

3. There is now a fifty-million-dollar reward for information leading to Osama bin Laden's capture. The Senate doubled the bounty today. The move highlights what Congressional Democrats see as a major failure in Bush's war on terror, the inability to bring the terror leader to justice.

4. With a lot of pomp and circumstance the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team introduced their newest member, British star David Beckham to some five thousand fans. He is expected to earn more than 32 million dollars in salary over five years and millions more in endorsements.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

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1. pocket: To take possession of for oneself, especially dishonestly:
私吞，盗用：据为已有，尤指不诚实地：

2. repose: Lying in repose is when the remains of a deceased person, often one of some stature, are available for viewing by the public.

3. ranch: n. 大农场

4. bounty: n. 慷慨, 宽大, 施舍, 奖励金

5. pomp and circumstance: n. 排场, 铺张

6. endorsement: the act of endorsing.

endorse: give approval of or support to, especially by public statement.
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