丑闻的消息恰好在选举前被公之于众。

News of the scandal ___broke just before the election.

这名记者设法在其他任何媒体之前独家报道了这条新闻。

The journalist managed to ___break the story before any other outlet.

这项发现的消息已在科学界传开。

Word of the discovery ___has ___broken across the scientific community.