2.funeral n. the ceremonies held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person 葬禮
3.ribbon n. a narrow strip or band of fine fabric, such as satin or velvet, finished at the edges and used for trimming, tying, or finishing 緞帶
4.burial n. the act or process of burying 埋葬
5.observance n. a customary rite or ceremony 一項習慣性的禮儀或儀式
6.architecture n. the art and science of designing and erecting buildings 建築學 buildings and other large structures 建築物和其他大型構築物
7.remembrance n. the act or process of remembering 回憶 something serving to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event ； a memorial 紀念；紀念物
Step one Try to answer the following questions in your own words as clearly as possible.
1.What kind of holiday is Memorial Day in the United States?
2.When did The Memorial Day holiday start?
3.What was the holiday called when it started?
4.Who are the only two American presidents buried at Arlington National Cemetery?
5.Who announced a national competition of design in 1980?
6.How many countries sent troops to serve in Korea under the United Nations command?
7.How long did it take to build the newest war memorial in the Washington area?
Step Two Complete the following blanks with the exact words from the news.
1.The Memorial Day holiday started in ____. The purpose was to ____ soldiers killed during the____ between America&aposs northern and southern ____.
2.People used flowers and ____ to decorate the ____ places of those killed during the war. Today，____honors the men and women who died in____of America&aposs wars.
3.The first yearly ____ of Memorial Day was at the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia …It is the ____ and most famous ____ burial place in the United Stales. It includes about two hundred____of rolling hills. Up and down the hills are lines of simple，white stones ____ the graves where the soldiers are buried. About ____ soldiers are buried there. They include military and political leaders, cabinet officers， and Supreme Court judges.
4. The last part of the memorial is the ____ Pool of Remembrance. The pool the number of American and United Nations ____ who died, or who were wounded，____，or missing in the war. The number____ more than two million. Cut into the wall above the pool is the simple yet powerful____ ：“ Freedom is not free."
Notes ：
1.美國阿林頓國家公墓（ArlingtonNational Cemetery), 位於弗吉尼亞州，最出名的是美 國無名烈士墓（UNKNOWN SOLDIER) 和肯尼迪（JFK)墓，無名烈士墓每天24小時站 崗，曆史上從來沒有間斷過，墓碑上麵刻字：“HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD”， 似乎可以翻譯成中文“一個榮耀的 美國戰士安息在此（隻有上帝認識他）”。無名烈士墓最早是二戰時的戰士遺骸，後來 又增加了韓戰和越戰的戰士遺骸。
2.Virginia n. 維吉尼亞
3.Potomac River：波拖馬可河（美國東部重要河流，流經首都華盛頓）
4.士師記(Judges) n. (又譯《民長記》，《舊約全書》之一卷），士師記的希伯 來文名字是“shophtim，”就今日通用的說法，有“審判官”、“法官”、“仲裁人”、“裁決 人”、“立法者”這“審判”乃是定罪懲罰有罪的人，辯護貧困、受欺壓和被冤枉人的案 情。還引申為“治理者”的意思，因為審判本是君王和官吏的職責。
5. Connecticut n. (美國）康涅狄格，康涅狄格州是新英格蘭地區最南部的 州之一，海岸線狹長，有黃金海岸之稱，州內大城均沿海岸分布，與紐約州、新澤西 州並稱大紐約都會區三州（Tri-State)地區。麵積5544平方英裏，在全美排名第48 位（僅大於特拉華和羅德島），陸地麵積4845平方英裏，水麵麵積698平方英裏，海 岸線長618英裏。氣候四季分明：冬季平均氣溫為華氏28度；春季平均氣溫為華氏 46度；夏季平均氣溫為華氏81度；秋季平均氣溫為華氏52度，冬季雨雪頻繁，夏季 溫暖潮濕。康涅狄格州2003年的估計人口為348萬人，在全美排名第29位。首府為 Hartford, 位居該州中心點。