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lobbyist: 说客 As Abramoff pleaded guilty to a second set of felony charges in as many days, this time in Florida, officials said Bushs 2004 re-election campaign intended to give up $6,000 in donations from the lobbyist, his wife and a client. 2006-01-06 viewership rate: 收视率 Jewel in the Palace, starred by Lee Young-ae, aired on Hong Kongs TVB from January 24th to May 1st, hitting an all-time high in viewership rates (average rate of 47 percent and a high of 50 percent) in the history of Hong Kong TV broadcasting. 2006-01-04 centennial: 百年纪念 A hundred outstanding Chinese films have been selected in memory of the Chinese film centennial, a jury announced in Beijing on December 27. 2005-12-30 check-up: 体检 Patients will benefit from reduced medical bills after the government banned hospitals from making profits on check-ups using CT scanners, X-ray ray machines and other equipment. 2005-12-29 life imprisonment: 无期徒刑 Tian Fengshan, former minister of land and resources, was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for accepting bribes worth 4.36 million yuan (US$538,000). 2005-12-28 memorial: 纪念仪式 In Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapakse will hold a memorial at a site near Galle where more than 1,000 passengers are thought to have died when the waves engulfed their train. Later, women survivors will form a candle-light chain along the coast. 2005-12-27 atone for : 弥补，补偿 Many countries in the region suffered during Japans wartime occupation and feel that Japan has not done enough to atone for its past. 2005-12-26 tie the knot : 结婚 Rock star Elton John is tying the knot with longtime partner David Furnish Wednesday, in a civil union ceremony seen as a watershed in the struggle for gay rights - and as the party of the season by celebrity-spotters. 2005-12-22 vote down : 否决 Hong Kong opposition legislators Wednesday voted down the governments constitutional reform package on the electoral methods for the 2