4. In Beijing, eight pandas settle into a new home after the devastating Chinese earthquake destroyed their preserve. The two-year-old pandas will be here for months, part of a special exhibition at Beijing Zoo for the Summer Olympics.

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1. Arlington National Cemetery: n. 阿灵顿国家公墓

A national burial ground at the Potomac River, in Arlington County, Virginia. It became a military cemetery in 1864 by order of the secretary of war, and on May 13, 1864, a Confederate prisoner was the first soldier buried there. Since then, some soldiers from all subsequent wars in which the United States has participated have been buried in the cemetery, including a few officers of the Revolutionary War. Memorials located at the site include the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

2. headstone: n.

a piece of stone placed at one end of a grave, showing the name, etc. of the person buried there

3. spar: v.

to argue with someone but not in an unpleasant way

4. back away: v.

If you back away from a commitment that you made or something that you were involved with in the past, you try to show that you are no longer committed to it or involved with it.