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开场白：

Today is Thursday, March 3rd, 2022.

今天是2022年3月3日。

Much of the world has been dominated by geopolitical news lately. Today, let’s take a look at stories about the science and how much we understand the world that we are living in.

第一部分：英语新闻朗读（0:10")

• Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon. (Associated Press)


• Crispr Patent Ruling Picks Winners in Dispute Over Gene-Editing Technology. (Wall Street Journal)


• The closest black hole to Earth doesn't actually exist. (Space.com)


• Scientists seek to solve mystery of why some people do not catch Covid. (Guardian)


• The limits of "following the science". (Axios)

第二部分：重要单词回顾（4:52")

• Carve out: take something from a larger whole, especially with effort or difficulty; 凿开


• Twist: an unexpected development of events; 小插曲


• Peg:fix or make fast with a peg or pegs; 钉住


• Deliberate: done consciously and intentionally; 蓄意的


• Array: an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing; 一系列