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1 /Cruise's new movie in space
阿湯哥將赴太空拍電影
Tom Cruise wants to fly into outer space in the name of filmmaking, and NASA says it's happening. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a tweet that his agency is working with actor Cruise for a film on board the International Space Station.
湯姆·克魯斯想以拍電影之名飛向太空，美國國家航空航天局(NASA)表示確有其事。NASA局長(zhǎng)吉姆·布里登斯廷在一則推文中表示，NASA將與演員克魯斯合作，在國際空間站上拍攝一部電影。
A few films have been shot on board the space station, including a 2002 IMAX documentary that Cruise narrated. But Cruise could be the first actor to endure extraterrestrial travel. Deadline first reported that Cruise was working with NASA.
此前已有幾部影片是在空間站上拍攝的，包括2002年克魯斯配解說詞的一部IMAX紀(jì)錄片。不過克魯斯可能成為首位進(jìn)行外太空旅行的演員。Deadline率先報(bào)道了克魯斯將與NASA合作的新聞。
That report also said that SpaceX is involved, but NASA declined to comment when CNBC asked if Elon Musk's space company was working on the project as well.
該報(bào)道還說，SpaceX也參與其中，但當(dāng)美國全國廣播公司財(cái)經(jīng)頻道詢問埃隆·馬斯克的航天公司是否也參與該項(xiàng)目時(shí)，NASA拒絕置評(píng)。
It would make sense for SpaceX to be involved in Cruise's orbital movie plans, given deals the company has signed already to fly non-professional astronauts to the space station.
考慮到SpaceX已簽署將非專業(yè)宇航員送上空間站的協(xié)議，SpaceX參與克魯斯的太空電影計(jì)劃也不足為怪。
重點(diǎn)詞匯：
narrate
英 /n??re?t/ 美 /?nære?t/
vt. 敘述；給…作旁白
vi. 敘述；講述
extraterrestrial
英 /?ekstr?t??restri?l/ 美 /?ekstr?t??restri?l/
n. 天外來客
adj. 地球外的
2 /Glow-in-the-dark plants
科學(xué)家改造出發(fā)光植物
Plants that "glow-in-the-dark" have been developed by researchers using DNA taken from mushrooms. A global team of researchers, funded by biotech startup Planta, found that the bioluminescence in some mushrooms is similar to natural processes in plants.
研究人員利用從蘑菇中提取的脫氧核糖核酸(DNA)研發(fā)出了發(fā)光植物。生物技術(shù)初創(chuàng)公司Planta資助的一個(gè)全球研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)，某些蘑菇的生物發(fā)光過程與植物的自然發(fā)光過程相似。
This allowed them to take the mushroom DNA and add it to a version of the tobacco plants, because of their simple genetics and rapid growth. Plants containing the mushroom DNA glow continuously throughout their lifecycle, from seedling to maturity – they don't need to acquire new chemicals.
這使得他們能夠獲取蘑菇的DNA，并將其加到一種煙草植物上，因?yàn)檫@種植物基因簡(jiǎn)單，生長(zhǎng)迅速。帶有這種蘑菇DNA的植物從幼苗到成熟的整個(gè)生命周期中持續(xù)發(fā)光，全程不需要獲取新的化學(xué)物質(zhì)。
Scientists from the study hope to be able to produce glowing roses, periwinkles and other garden flowers in the future. The research has been published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
進(jìn)行這項(xiàng)研究的科學(xué)家希望未來能生產(chǎn)出發(fā)光的玫瑰、長(zhǎng)春花等園林花卉。該研究發(fā)表在《自然-生物技術(shù)》雜志上。
重點(diǎn)詞匯：
bioluminescence
英 /?ba???lu?m??nesns/ 美 /?ba?o?lu?m??nesns/
n. 生物發(fā)光
3 /Buffett sells airline stocks
巴菲特清倉所有航空股
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who serves as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, said Saturday that his conglomerate has sold all its airline stocks, sending an alarming signal to US airline industry devastated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
億萬富翁投資人、伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司董事長(zhǎng)沃倫·巴菲特2日表示，其公司已將所有航空股清倉，此舉釋放出對(duì)受新冠肺炎疫情重創(chuàng)的美國航空業(yè)的警示信號(hào)。
Berkshire Hathaway previously held shares of United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Airlines, worth over $4 billion in December, but stocks are down by 69.7%, 62.9%, 45.8%, and 58.7% this year, respectively, according to a report from CNBC.
據(jù)美國全國廣播公司財(cái)經(jīng)頻道報(bào)道，此前伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司持有美國聯(lián)合航空公司、美國航空公司、西南航空公司、達(dá)美航空公司股票，去年12月這些股票總價(jià)值超過40億美元，但今年其價(jià)值分別下跌了69.7%，62.9%，45.8%和58.7%。
Also on Saturday, Berkshire reported a net loss of nearly $50 billion for the first quarter as the COVID-19 outbreak heavily hit its stock investments. A year earlier, net earnings totaled over $20 billion. In light of the plummeting demand for air travel, the US government recently offered $25 billion in direct aid to passenger airlines so that they could continue paying salaries and benefits to their employees in the next few months.
同日，伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司發(fā)布的一季度財(cái)報(bào)顯示，因新冠疫情重創(chuàng)其股票投資，該公司一季度凈虧近500億美元。去年一季度，該公司盈利超過200億美元。由于人們對(duì)航空旅行的需求直線下降，美國政府近期向各大航空公司提供了250億美元的直接援助，使其在未來幾個(gè)月內(nèi)能繼續(xù)為員工支付工資、提供福利。
重點(diǎn)詞匯：
plummet
英 /?pl?m?t/ 美 /?pl?m?t/
v. 陡直落下，快速落下；（價(jià)值、數(shù)量等）驟然下跌
n. 驟降；鉛垂，鉛垂線
4 /US mayor had virus last year
美首例新冠病例或提前
A public official in the US and another man in France could have been infected with the novel coronavirus months before cases were reported in the two countries.
美國一位官員和法國一名男子可能在兩國報(bào)告首例新冠肺炎病例前數(shù)月就已經(jīng)感染新冠病毒。
Michael Melham, who is the mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, said he has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies and believes he was sickened in November, which would mean his case could be the earliest reported in the US, according to a local news report.
據(jù)當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w報(bào)道，美國新澤西州貝爾維爾市長(zhǎng)邁克爾·梅勒姆說，他的新冠病毒抗體檢測(cè)結(jié)果呈陽性，他相信自己是去年11月感染新冠病毒的，意味著他可能是美國最早感染新冠病毒的人。
The earliest official US case, which was announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan 21, was of a man who had returned to the Seattle area after visiting Wuhan, China. In France, researchers found that a 42-year-old man born in Algeria who had lived in France for many years was infected with the coronavirus "one month before the first reported cases in the country".
美國疾控中心此前報(bào)告的該國首例新冠肺炎病例時(shí)間是在1月21日，是一名從中國武漢市返回西雅圖地區(qū)的男子。在法國，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，一名出生自阿爾及利亞，在法國生活多年的42歲男子在該國報(bào)告首例新冠肺炎病例前一個(gè)月就已感染這種病毒。
重點(diǎn)詞匯：
antibody
英 /?æntib?di/ 美 /?æntibɑ?di/
n. [免疫] 抗體
Hi everyone, here are words you should know from today's news.
No.1 narrate
A few films have been shot on board the space station, including a 2002 IMAX documentary that Cruise narrated.
No.2 extraterrestrial
But Cruise could be the first actor to endure extraterrestrial travel.
No.3 bioluminescence
A global team of researchers, funded by biotech startup Planta, found that the bioluminescence in some mushrooms is similar to natural processes in plants.
No.4 plummet
In light of the plummeting demand for air travel, the US government recently offered $25 billion in direct aid to passenger airlines so that they could continue paying salaries and benefits to their employees in the next few months.
No.5 antibody
Michael Melham, who is the mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, said he has tested positive for coronavirus antibodies and believes he was sickened in November, which would mean his case could be the earliest reported in the US, according to a local news report.
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