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标题：The Trouble With Seizing Kharg Island

正文：The POTUS administration is contemplating a move that could end or escalate the Iran war.

知识点：seize v. /siːz/
to take hold of something suddenly and firmly; to take control of a place by force. 抓住；攻占；夺取
e.g. She managed to seize the opportunity to study abroad before it was too late. 她及时抓住了出国留学的机会，没有错过。

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标题：War in the Middle East  Threatens Global Food Production The Persian Gulf is a major source of fertilizers, making the conflict disruptive to the global production of food.

正文：The longer the conflict in the Middle East continues, the greater the likelihood that people around the globe will pay more for food. And those in the most vulnerable countries could face hunger.

知识点：likelihood /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ n. 可能性；概率（外刊 / 新闻高频词，比 possibility 更正式，侧重现实层面的发生概率，常用于趋势预判）
• The longer the conflict continues, the greater the likelihood that people around the globe will pay more for food. 冲突持续越久，全球民众为食品支付更高价格的可能性就越大。
• Rising fertilizer costs have increased the likelihood of global food inflation in the coming months. 化肥成本上涨增加了未来数月全球粮食通胀的可能性。

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标题：How Will Rising Oil Prices Affect Airfares? Here's What to Know

正文：The spike in oil prices precipitated by the American and Israeli attack on Iran is rippling throughout global economies. On Monday, the price of oil rose to nearly $120 a barrel, before settling back down to around $90 after President Trump suggested the war could be over soon. Before the conflict began on Feb. 28, oil was about $70 a barrel.

知识点：spike n. /spaɪk/
a sudden sharp increase in something 猛增；急剧上升
• Oil prices experienced a sharp spike following the outbreak of conflict. 冲突爆发后，油价急剧飙升。
• The sudden spike in demand caught retailers off guard. 需求的突然激增让零售商措手不及。

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标题：Asia faces an energy shock from the Iran war and a closed Strait of Hormuz, as governments halt exports and draw down stockpiles

正文：Asia’s biggest economies are bracing for fuel shortages and higher prices after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil and gas shipments from the Middle East.

知识点：bracing for /ˈbreɪsɪŋ fɔːr/ v. 为…… 做好准备（尤指应对困难、危机或冲击）；做好迎接…… 的准备
• Governments across Asia are bracing for prolonged fuel shortages. 亚洲各国政府正为长期燃油短缺做好准备。
• The airline industry is bracing for a sharp drop in passenger numbers. 航空业正为乘客数量骤降做好应对准备。

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标题：Israel: From Client State to Defense-Tech Nation

正文：When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Mar-a-Lago in late December,he brought a surprise message for President Trump: Israel would begin weaning itself off U.S. military aid. Ending decades of military assistance, which has totaled $3.8 billion annually since 2017, would be a momentous shift. Netanyahu argues this reflects Israel's emergence as an advanced military power capable of reducing its reliance on outside help.His vision replaces traditional aid with a "strategic partnership" focused on joint innovation and reciprocal investment.

知识点：wean v. /wiːn/
to gradually stop depending on something you have relied on 使逐渐脱离；使戒...

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标题：Chinese Jets Edge Out the West

正文：Indonesia’s decision to purchase 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets marks a major turning point in Southeast Asia’s defence landscape, and, more broadly, in the global balance of power within the arms industry. For Jakarta, the purchase represents a sharp departure from its long-standing monopoly by Western suppliers. For Beijing, it is more than a commercial victory; it is a full throated validation of its military-industrial power—a milestone fueled by Pakistan’s recent battlefield success. 

知识点：turning point n. /ˈtɜːnɪŋ pɔɪnt/
a moment when an important change happens. 转折点
e.g. Regular exercise became a tu...

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标题：What AI Executives Tell Their Own Kids About the Jobs of the Future

正文：When Daniela Amodei meets with potential customers and business partners, they sometimes toss her a sheepish question as they leave: "What should my kid study in college?" After all, the Anthropic co-founder has a front-row seat when it comes to how AI models like Claude are transforming jobs and the economy—a topic that spooks parents everywhere. (And not just parents.)

知识点：toss v. /tɒs/; n. /tɒs/
扔；抛；随手递；（轻轻）甩（头、头发等）；掷硬币决定
• He tossed the ball to his teammate. 他把球扔给了队友。
• They decided the winner by a toss of a coin. 他们通过掷硬币决定获胜者。

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标题：Man's dog was riddled with tumors and dying. He used ChatGPT to design a custom cancer vaccine, stunning researchers

正文：When veterinarians told tech entrepreneur Paul Conyngham that his rescue dog Rosie had months to live, he didn't accept the prognosis. Instead, the data scientist turned to ChatGPT to build a personalized cancer vaccine. Rosie had been diagnosed with advanced mast cell cancer in 2024.Chemotherapy couldn't shrink her tumors, so Conyngham spent $3,000 to have Rosie's DNA sequenced at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He used AI tools, including AlphaFold, to pinpoint mutations driving her cancer and identify drug targets.

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标题：Does Iran have a yuan-for-Hormuz oil trade plan? Why analysts in China are urging caution

The world’s most vital energy artery has been largely paralysed since the launch of US-Israeli strikes on Iran last month

正文：For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has served as the global economy’s maritime jugular—a narrow conduit through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply flows. Today, that vein is being throttled. Since late last month, following a series of strikes as the US-Israel conflict with Iran intensified, the waterway has been effectively paralyzed. Into this volatile theater, Tehran has tossed a...

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标题：How AI Is Turbocharging the War in Iran Intelligence, targeting and damage assessments are accelerating thanks to military versions of software now remaking business and daily life

正文：The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have unfolded at unprecedented speed and precision thanks to months of planning, a massive assemblage of military force and a cutting-edge weapon never before deployed on this scale: artificial intelligence.

知识点：Unfold /ʌnˈfoʊld/ v. （形势、故事、事件）展开；呈现；显露
• We watched as the dramatic events unfolded on live television. 我们看着戏剧性的事件在电视直播中展开。
• The detective waited for the plot to unfold before making an arrest. 侦探等待情节明朗后再进行逮捕。

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标题：Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off ramp in sight?

正文：Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has laid out terms for ending the war with the United States and Israel in what analysts say is a possible sign of de-escalation from Tehran as the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 13th day on Thursday.

知识点：lay out terms phr. /leɪ aʊt tɜːmz/
to state conditions or requirements clearly and formally 开出条件；清晰陈述条款
• The company laid out the terms of the merger agreement. 公司详细阐述了合并协议的条款。
• The union laid out its terms for ending the strike. 工会提出了结束罢工的条件。

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标题：Can America clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iran’s drones and mines? Escorting convoys of oil tanker with warships may give Iran juicy American targets

正文：THE STRAIT of Hormuz is tricky for mariners at the best of times—narrow, shallow, congested and often hazy with humidity and dust. In times of conflict, it is a potential death-trap, overlooked by barren mountains and bereft of reliable navigational aids. Tankers carrying oil, refined fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG) have all but stopped sailing through the passage since the start of Operation Epic Fury, the American and Israeli air war against Iran, brought a shudderin...

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标题：In torpedoing an enemy warship, the US Navy just did something it hasn't done in eight decades

正文：The sinking of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka this week is something a US Navy submarine hasn’t done in more than 80 years and is another indication that Washington’s war with Tehran is taking on a scale not seen in decades. It’s also raising questions as to the broadening scope of the war with Iran.

知识点：submarine n. /ˌsʌbməˈriːn/
a warship designed to operate underwater for extended periods 潜艇
• The submarine remained submerged for three months, a...

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标题：How the Iran War Ends The likeliest scenario is that the U.S. largely clears the Gulf but the regime survives.

正文：War is the teacher of kings. As POTUS is discovering, it is also a tough grader. So far, air superiority, even supremacy, hasn’t prevented Iran from putting massive political and economic pressure on Washington by choking off the Middle East’s oil flow to the world. There are no signs yet of a popular rebellion capable of toppling the regime. And waves of attacks against Iran’s strongholds and assets haven’t yet enabled any surviving pragmatists to steer the regime aw...

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标题：AI Can Translate Everything Now, So Why Are More People Learning Languages Than Ever?

正文：In the age of artificial intelligence, a fundamental question has emerged: if AI can translate everything instantly, why should we still bother to learn a foreign language? This "soul-searching" question is being asked by students, professionals, and educators alike. However, far from making language skills obsolete, the rise of near- perfect translation technology has actually highlighted the unique, irreplaceable value of human linguistic ability.

知识点：fundamental adj. /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/  基础的；根本的；十分重要的
• There is a fundamental difference between the two ideas. 这两个观点有根本的区别。
• Freedom is a fundamental right. 自由是一项基本权利。

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标题：Token Going Global: Selling China's Electricity to the World via AI Compute

正文：In the summer of 1858, a copper-core cable crossed the Atlantic seabed, connecting London and New York. The signiícance of this event was never about transmission speed, but about power structures: whoever laid the submarine cable could skim value from the îow of information. Over 160 years later, this logic is repeating itself in an unexpected way. In 2026, Chinese large language models are quietly capturing the global developer market.According to the latest OpenRouter data, Chinese models account for 61% of Token consumption among the platform’s top ten models, with the top three entirely...

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标题：China’s canal diplomacy to spread power through Asia

First it was motorways, then the railway. Now Beijing is focusing on more traditional modes of transports as the divide between East and West grows

正文：China built the biggest motorway network in the world in the space of four decades. It constructed two thirds of the world’s high-speed railway lines in fewer than two. Now it has turned its attention to an older,cheaper and more sedate form of transport infrastructure: canals. Its proposals,however, come with a very modern twist.

知识点：in the space of
within a particular period of time...

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标题：America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs？What AI Will Do to Jobs

正文：I am referring, of course, to artificial intelligence. After a rollout that could have been orchestrated by H. P. Lovecraft—“We are summoning the demon,” Elon Musk warned in a typical early pronouncement—the AI industry has pivoted from the language of nightmares to the stuff of comas. Driving innovation. Accelerating transformation. Reimagining workflows. It’s the first time in history that humans have invented something genuinely miraculous and then rushed to dress it in a fleece vest.

知识点：Rollout /ˈroʊlaʊt/ n. 新产品/政策的分阶段推出；首次部署
• The com...

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标题：Why We Still Need International Women's Day: The Story Behind the Day and Its Enduring Value

正文：International Women's Day, often misconstrued as merely a 'Goddess Festival' or a day for commercial indulgence , carries a far deeper and more profound signiícance. Its origins are rooted in a century-long struggle for equality, dignity , and fundamental human rights, a narrative that continues to resonate and evolve in our contemporary world. This article delves into the compelling reasons why, even in an era of apparent progress, the observance of International Women's Day remains critically important, exploring its historical genesis and its enduring value for women globall...

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标题："We Can't Leave, But You Can": A Poignant Echo from Tehran's War-Torn Streets

正文： In the smoke-filled streets of Tehran, where the roar of airstrikes has become a haunting daily rhythm, the most profound acts of courage are emerging from those with the least to lose. As the conflict in Iran intensified, Chinese nationals found themselves navigating a perilous landscape, their evacuation facilitated by the extraordinary, selfless acts of ordinary Iranians. This narrative, while framed by the official account of China Daily, finds its true emotional resonance and depth in the poignant observations of The New York Times and CNN, revealing a human connection th...

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标题：Her Textbook Was Still Open: The Shattering of a Narrative in Minab

正文： Above the pastel murals of trees, paintbrushes, and microscopes, black smoke rises. The windows of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab have been blown out by the blast, its curtains shredded. Against a burned wall,the remains of a playground lie scattered: a red plastic slide, child sized chairs. On an overturned bookshelf, a pair of pink plastic sandals sit neatly,now covered in dust.

知识点：pastel adj. /pæˈstel/
having a soft and delicate color 色彩淡雅的；粉彩的
• The walls were painted in pastel shades of pink and blue. 墙壁刷成了淡粉色和淡蓝色。
• She wore a pastel dress t...

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标题：Ray Dalio warns of 'great disorder' period for world economy, marked by 'clash of great powers '—  just like the 1930 s

正文： Picture this: It’s 1933. The League of Nations is struggling for legitimacy as Germany and Japan withdraw, driven by swelling imperial ambitions. The international order is fracturing, giving way to what Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio calls “the law of the jungle,” where raw power, not diplomacy, determines global outcomes. Dalio predicts we’re headed in that direction.

知识点：legitimacy n. /lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/
the quality of being legal, reasonable, or acceptable. 合法性；合理性
e.g. The legitimacy of the new rule...

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标题：Iran's Power Shift: The Revolutionary Guard Ascends as Presidency is Sidelined After Khamenei's Death

正文： The global geopolitical landscape is bracing for a significant shift following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His demise, confirmed by Iranian state media, marks a pivotal moment for the Islamic Republic, which he led for 37 years. While Iran has an elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, real power has historically rested with its supreme leader. Khamenei’s death could be the most existential threat to Iran’s Islamist regime in its nearly 50 years, but it doesn’t necessarily mean a quick end to the theocracy that controls the coun...

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标题：Huawei’s SystemLevel Triumph

A New Era in AI Computing

正文： The global AI computing landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift as China’s Huawei Technologies challenges Nvidia’s dominance. Huawei is making waves with its new AI accelerator and rack scale architecture, the CloudMatrix 384,built using the Ascend 910C. This solution directly competes with Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72, and in some metrics, is more advanced. The engineering advantage lies at the system level, with innovation in networking, optics, and software layers.

知识点：tectonic adj. /tekˈtɒnɪk/
relating to the structure of the earth's crust; causing major changes 地壳构造的；剧变的
• The r...

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标题：The Unsinkable Alliance : Why America Won't Walk Away from Israel

正文：  For decades, the alliance between the United States and Israel has been described as one of the world’s closest and most enduring partnerships. At its core, this relationship is built on a cold, hard strategic calculus. As The Economist has frequently noted, Israel is often viewed in Washington as America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Middle East. It is a geopolitical keystone that the West simply cannot afford to lose, serving as a permanent base of operations in a region defined by volatility.

知识点：enduring adj. /ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ/
lasting for a lo...

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标题：Why Living in China Is Like ‘Living in the Future’

A Times correspondent talks about life in China as it outpaces the United States in developing clean energy technology, selfdriving cars and other innovations.

正文： Before we get to discussing China, let's get caught up：The Trump administration on Thursday erased the scientific finding that requires the government to regulate the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.

知识点：get caught up /ɡet kɔːt ʌp/ phrasal v. to become informed about the latest developments; to become involved in something, often unexpectedly; to be busy and unable to keep up；了解最新动态；卷入；陷入；...

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标题：The Moment of Reckoning : Why POTUS is Pushing for War with Iran Now

正文： For the past two months, the Middle East has been the stage for the largest American military build-up since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. From carrier strike groups to stealth bombers, POTUS has engaged in a massive display of sabre-rattling.

知识点：build-up n. /ˈbɪld ʌp/
1. a gradual increase in amount, number, or intensity 逐步增加；集结；增强
2. the period of preparation before an important event （重要事件前的）准备阶段；造势
e.g. There has been a steady build-up of traffic congestion in the city center since the new shopping mall 
opened. 自从新购物中心开业以来，市中心的交通拥堵一直在持续加剧。

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标题：‘A feedback loop with no brake ’: how an AI doomsday report shook US markets

Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express fall on back of apocalypse scenario posted on Substack

正文：US stock markets have been hit by a further wave of AI jitters, this time from yet another viral – and completely speculative – warning about the impact of the technology on the world’s largest economy. The latest foreboding is from Citrini Research, a littleknown US firm that provides insights on “transformative ‘megatrends’”. Its post on Substack, which it called a “scenario, not a prediction”,rattled investors by portraying a near future in whi...

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标题：YouTubers are coming for Hollywood!
Scandals will not be enough to stop a new generation from taking over

正文：FIVE MILLION DOLLARS were on offer to contestants in “Beast Games”, a new game show being made for Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. Instead, some participants received physical injuries, emotional distress and sexual harassment, according to a complaint filed in a Los Angeles court on September 16th. Amazon and the show’s creator, Jimmy Donaldson, a 26-year-old YouTuber known as MrBeast, have not commented on the lawsuit. But the fiasco has reassured some Hollywood executives that they have little to fear from social-me...

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标题：For a Child with a Learning Disability,There’s Such a Thing As Too Much Help

正文：My son, a kindergartner in a large public school, has a language-based learning disability. He was mainstreamed in a general education classroom and shadowed throughout the day by an aide. We requested this support so he could manage basic 5-year-old tasks that proved difficult. Being asked to line up with his classmates for recess, for example, wasn't easy. Although he heard the words, he didn't always understand their meaning straightaway. He needed time to process.But in a school where academic rigor began on day one, there was no...

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标题：The Rise of the Bratty Machines

正文：Earlier this month, a Colorado engineer named Scott Shambaugh was minding his own business as a volunteer for a code library called matplotlib, a place where Python developers can find reusable code for common problems.His job was to accept or reject submissions from community users.Everything was going well until he rejected a submission from a user called MJ Rathbun, who was not happy about it and proceeded to publish a scathing blog post titled "Gatekeeping in Open Source: The Scott Shambaugh Story." It disparaged Shambaugh as a hypocrite with a bias against specific contributors...

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标题：5 Takeaways From New Research About A.D.H.D. 


正文：As diagnoses of A.D.H.D. and prescriptions for medications hit new record highs, scientists who study the condition are wrestling with some fundamental questions about the way we define and treat it. More than 15 percent of American adolescents have been diagnosed with A.D.H.D., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including 23 percent of 17-year-old boys. A total of seven million American children have received a diagnosis. 






知识点：diagnoses n. (pl.) /ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊ.siːz/
the identification of a disease or probl...

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标题：Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year? Why the Name Still Matters 


正文：Every January or February, this debate shows up right on schedule. Is it Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year? It feels like a small wording choice,but in Singapore and across Southeast Asia, it always turns into something bigger. That's because this isn't really about the moon or calendars. It's about identity, diaspora, and who gets named. 




知识点：debate n. / v. /dɪˈbeɪt/
a discussion in which people express different opinions about a topic 辩论；争论；讨论


• There is an ongoing debate about climat...

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标题：Tesla's Cybercab Enters Production As The Brand Pushes Toward A Driverless Future 


正文：Tesla has officially moved its long-discussed Cybercab project into the production phase. The first unit rolled off the line at Gigafactory Texas,a milestone the company celebrated publicly as the beginning of what could become one of the most radical shifts in modern automotive history.For Tesla, this is more than just another new model. The Cybercab represents a vehicle designed from the ground up for autonomous mobility,not simply a modified version of an existing car. 




知识点：Gigafactory n. /ˈɡɪɡ.əˌfæk.tər.i/
a very...

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标题：Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect 

正文：At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and leaks. An instructor glides between Spanish and English as he teaches Manuel Castillo, a native Spanish speaker, how to inspect a school bus. They're using a printed script of English phrases to practice what Castillo would say during a roadside inspection. 

知识点：maneuvering n. /məˈnuː.vər.ɪŋ/
careful planning or actions taken to achieve a particular result, esp...

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标题：China's humanoids are dazzling the world. Who will buy them? The market for robot dancers, alas, is limited 

正文：The Spring Festival Gala is a showcase both of China's cultural riches and its technological might. The four-hour state television programme,staged in Beijing on the eve of each Lunar New Year, often features goose-stepping phalanxes of singing soldiers. On February 16th the centrepiece was a troupe of sword-brandishing humanoid robots performing an elaborate martial-arts routine. It was one of four humanoid-embellished acts that wowed viewers around the world. 

知识点：centrepiece n. /ˈsen.trə.piːs/
the main or most important object or feature in a place or...

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标题：Melinda French Gates Is Going It Alone 

正文：The early days of the pandemic were a complicated time for Melinda and Bill Gates. The foundation the couple co-led had been running a flu study in Seattle, which had detected early cases of COVID-19. There were video calls with world leaders and epidemiologists. Plus, the couple was secretly separated, trading off who lived at the family house while they tried to figure out if they could stay married. 

知识点：pandemic n. /pænˈdem.ɪk/

a disease that spreads over a whole country or the world 大流行病；全球性流行病

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标题：I Just Returned From China. We Are Not
Winning.

正文：A few weeks ago in New York, I was sitting at a dinner organized to discuss American trade when the conversation swiftly turned to China. Wellcredentialed experts took opposite stances: Some supported President Trump’s muscular, aggressive positions, while others pushed for a lessconfrontational, more conventional approach.

知识点：swiftly adv. /ˈswɪft.li/
to happen quickly or without delay 迅速地；很快地
• The conversation at the dinner swiftly turned to China. 晚宴上的谈话很快转向了中国。
• The company responded swiftly to the customer's complaint. 公司迅速回应了客户的投诉。

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标题：Google DeepMind unleashes new AI to 
investigate DNA’s ‘dark matter’

DeepMind’s AlphaGenome AI model could help solve the problem of predicting how variations in noncoding DNA shape gene expression

正文：DNA is the blueprint for life, influencing our health. We know that our genes, the genetic “words” that encode proteins, play a major role in health and disease. But more than 98 percent of our genome consists of DNA that doesn’t build proteins. Once disregarded as “junk DNA,” scientists now know that this molecular dark matter is crucial for determining gene activity in ways that keep us healthy—or cause disease...

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标题：Winter Olympians Eileen Gu And Chloe Kim Speak Out After POTUS Calls Hunter Hess “A Real Loser

As politics loom over the Winter Olympics, athlete s including Eileen Gu and Chloe Kim are speaking candidly about what it means to represent a country at a moment of deep division — and why sport should still bring people together

正文：The Olympics have long been celebrated as a rare global interlude, a theater where 
national rivalries are channeled into athletic pursuit. Yet at these Games, that distinction
has grown increasingly fragile. What began as a localized inquiry into the motivations of 
the frees...