Jacksons 'plan private ceremony' 杰克逊“私人葬礼”本周二举

时间：2009-07-07 01:20:06

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Pop star Michael Jackson's family is to hold a "private function" at a Los Angeles cemetery1 on Tuesday, the BBC has learned.

BBC了解到，流行天王Michael Jackson的家人将于星期二在洛杉矶举办一场“私人葬礼”。

 

It has not been confirmed if Jackson will be buried at the cemetery

Police confirmed the event would be taking place at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, but it has not been confirmed if the singer would be buried there.

A memorial service for the singer is due to take place a few hours later.

A total of 8,750 fans were chosen at random2 to receive tickets to attend the ceremony at the Staples3 Center.

More than 1.6 million people applied4 for one of the 11,000 passes issued for the event, with an additional 6,500 issued for a screening at the nearby Nokia Theatre.

On Monday the family announced a preliminary list of those taking part in the service, who include Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and the Britain's Got Talent finalist Shaheen Jafargholi.

Fans have begun collecting the tickets and wristbands（袖口） they need to enter the memorial from the Dodger5 Stadium in Los Angeles.

Deka Montanya of San Francisco, one of the fans to win a ticket, said: "I'm in shock that it's happened. It's surreal（梦幻的，怪异的）."

Stanford University student Dave Gobaud did not believe the e-mail telling him he was a winner was genuine at first.

"It's Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musical stars of all time," he said.

'Stay at home'

City officials are preparing for massive crowds and have urged people to stay at home and watch the memorial on TV amid estimates up to 700,000 people may flood the area trying to reach the arena6.

Streets around the Staples Centre are being closed off, and Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Jim McDonnell warned ticketless fans they would be "standing7 in the hot sun on a city street with a lot of other people... but not within eyeshot of Staples".

Meanwhile, a Los Angeles judge has ruled that Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, should be replaced as temporary administrator8 of his estate.

Superior court judge Mitchell Beckloff said the estate should be administered by Jackson's lawyer, John Branca, and music executive John McClain in accordance with（按照） the singer's will.

The judge last week gave temporary control to Mrs Jackson before the 2002 will surfaced（刨光的）. Her lawyer had expressed concerns about Mr McClain and Mr Branca's financial leadership.

The will says the $500m (£303m) estate will be left to a trust benefiting the singer's three children, his mother and charities.

The full preliminary list of those taking part in the memorial service comprises: Ron Boyd, family friend; Kobe Bryant; Mariah Carey; the Andrae Crouch9 Choir10; Berry Gordy; Jennifer Hudson; Shaheen Jafargholi, finalist on Britain's Got Talent; Magic Johnson; Martin Luther King III; Bernice A King; John Mayer; Lionel Richie; Smokey Robinson; Rev11 Al Sharpton; Brooke Shields; Pastor12 Lucious Smith, family friend; Usher13; and Stevie Wonder.


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1 cemetery ur9z7     
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
2 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
3 staples a4d18fc84a927940d1294e253001ce3d     
n.（某国的）主要产品( staple的名词复数 )；钉书钉；U 形钉；主要部份v.用钉书钉钉住( staple的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly. 订书机上的铁砧安装错位。 来自辞典例句
  • I'm trying to make an analysis of the staples of his talk. 我在试行分析他的谈话的要旨。 来自辞典例句
4 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
参考例句：
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
5 dodger Ku9z0c     
n.躲避者；躲闪者；广告单
参考例句：
  • They are tax dodgers who hide their interest earnings.他们是隐瞒利息收入的逃税者。
  • Make sure she pays her share she's a bit of a dodger.她自己的一份一定要她付清--她可是有点能赖就赖。
6 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
7 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
8 administrator SJeyZ     
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
9 crouch Oz4xX     
v.蹲伏，蜷缩，低头弯腰；n.蹲伏
参考例句：
  • I crouched on the ground.我蹲在地上。
  • He crouched down beside him.他在他的旁边蹲下来。
10 choir sX0z5     
n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱
参考例句：
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。
11 rev njvzwS     
v.发动机旋转，加快速度
参考例句：
  • It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
  • Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
12 pastor h3Ozz     
n.牧师，牧人
参考例句：
  • He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
  • We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
13 usher sK2zJ     
n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员
参考例句：
  • The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
  • They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

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