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开场白:

Welcome back! Today is Tuesday, June 7th, 2022.

感谢你再次收听我的播客节目。

Let’s review some latest news stories from the last few days.

The News Story

• 有关马斯克和推特 (0:20") Elon Musk Threatens to End Twitter Deal Over Lack of Information on Spam Accounts (Wall Street Journal)


• 有关英国首相 (1:15") UK's Boris Johnson says 59% backing is a 'decisive' win (Reuters)


• 有关亚洲市场 (2:13") Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surges nearly 3% in mixed Asia-Pacific trading (CNBC)


• 有关电影壮志凌云 (3:08") ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Should Be Grounded, Copyright Suit Claims; Paramount Straps In To “Defend Ourselves Vigorously” (Deadline)


• 有关NBA总决赛 (4:19") Warriors-Celtics score, takeaways: Stephen Curry, Golden State bounce back to even NBA Finals with Game 2 win (CBS Sports)

Key Words

• Facilitate: make (an action or process) easy or easier. 促成


• Mounting: grow larger or more numerous. 增长


• Probe: seek to uncover information about someone or something. 调查


• Injunction: a judicial order that restrains a person from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the legal right of another, or that compels a person to carry out a certain act, e.g., to make restitution to an injured party. 诉讼程序


• Abysmal: extremely bad; appalling. 惨不忍睹