国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush laid to rest in Texas
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 6-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drizzling">drizzling</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="H">H</span>.<span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="H">H</span>.<span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="A">A</span>&<span word="M">M</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="Closed">Closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> 73 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 41<span word="st">st</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="locomotive">locomotive</span> 4141 <span word="which">which</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burial">burial</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> "<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> 41 <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>" <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="locomotive">locomotive</span>, 11-<span word="car">car</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sleek">sleek</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>, <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evoke">evoke</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="One">One</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>, <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="respects">respects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Tears">Tears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="whistled">whistled</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="procession">procession</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="burial">burial</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>, <span word="Ulysses">Ulysses</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span>, <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dwight">Dwight</span> <span word="Eisenhower">Eisenhower</span>.</p>
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