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·HSK 2June 16

Salesforce (software company)
Salesforce
Salesforce
to spend
huā
花
$3.6 billion
36 yì měiyuán
36亿美元
to buy / to acquire
mǎixià
买下
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
customer service
kèfú
客服
company
gōngsī
公司
Fin (AI customer service company)
Fin
Fin
。

Salesforce (software company)

36 yì měiyuán

AI (artificial intelligence)

customer service

Fin (AI customer service company)

Fin (AI customer service company)

(possessive particle)

AI (artificial intelligence)

customer service

can / is able to

to handle / to process

(possessive particle)

customer / client

question / problem

HSK 4June 16

Fox (media company)
Fúkèsī
福克斯
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
for / at
yǐ
以
$22 billion
220 yì měiyuán
220亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
streaming media
liú méitǐ
流媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
Roku (streaming platform)
Roku
Roku
。

Fox (media company)

will / going to

220 yì měiyuán

streaming media

company / merchant

Roku (streaming platform)

deal / transaction

method / manner

HSK 4June 16

China
zhōngguó
中国
launches
tuīchū
推出
energy-saving
jiéyīng
节能
retrofit
gǎizào
改造
three-year
sān nián
三年
action
xíngdòng
行动
。

HSK 4June 16

China
zhōngguó
中国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
GDP
GDP
GDP
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
5 percent
5%
5%
。

HSK 4June 14

the United States
Měiguó
美国
May
wǔyuè
五月
employment / jobs
jiùyè
就业
report
bàogào
报告
newly added / net gain
xīnzēng
新增
172,000
17.2 wàn
17.2万
measure word
gè
个
jobs / positions
zhíwèi
职位
，
far exceeding
yuǎn chāo
远超
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
。

the United States

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

to publish / to release

structural particle

to show / to indicate

non-farm (payrolls)

employment / jobs

jīngjìxuéjiā

forecast / prediction

structural particle

bā wàn wǔqiān

HSK 5June 13

China-EU
zhōng-ōu
中欧
trade
màoyì
贸易
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

HSK 4June 13

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to go public / list on exchange
shang shi
上市
first day
shou ri
首日
share price
gu jia
股价
to soar / surge sharply
biao sheng
飙升
nearly
jin
近
20 percent
liang cheng
两成
。

SpaceX (rocket company)

liu yue shi er ri

六月十二日

gain / increase

to set (a record)

IPO (initial public offering)

HSK 4June 12

Pinglu
pínglu
平陆
canal
yúnhé
运河
water conservancy / water resources
shuǐlì
水利
hub / pivot
shūniǔ
枢纽
water storage
xùshuǐ
蓄水
perfect / complete
yuánmǎn
圆满
to complete
wánchéng
完成
。

jīchǔ shèshī

to achieve / to realize

target / objective

that / the said

(possessive marker)

water transport

engineering / project

to open up / to establish

maritime shipping

HSK 4June 11

Taiwan
Taiwan
台湾
economy
jingji
经济
growth rate
zengsu
增速
projected
yuji
预计
reaches
da
达
9.64 percent
9.64%
9.64%
，
marks
chuang
创
16 years
16 nian
16年
new high
xingao
新高

artificial intelligence

HSK 4June 11

SpaceX (aerospace company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
Nasdaq
Nà sī dá kè
纳斯达克
to list on stock exchange
shàngshì
上市
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach; reaches
dá
达
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wàn yì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元

space; outer space

exploration; to explore

technology; science and technology

company; corporation

formally; officially

to land; to debut

Nà sī dá kè

to become; to serve as

largest; biggest

initial public offering

1.75 wàn yì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

Musk (surname transliteration)

to retain; to keep

over; exceeding