VOA慢速英语:US Space Agency Prepares for Asteroid Meet-up(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. Bennu weighs about 60 million tons and is traveling at a speed of more than 100,000 kilometers an hour.

at a speed of 以…的速度
例句：The car went at a speed of 100 kilometers an hour.
那辆车子是以每小时100公里的速度开过去了。

2. It is expected to land in the Utah desert in September of 2023.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：Teachers can only be expected to do what is reasonable and practicable.
教师只应该做合情合理而且切实可行的事。

3. The asteroid "...has a relatively high probability of impacting the Earth…” in less than 200 years, according to a NASA statement.

according to 根据，按照
例句：The delegates have to be seated according to protocol.
代表们须按礼仪要求就座。

4. That path is changing because of something called the Yarkovsky effect.

because of 因为，由于
例句：It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。