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·HSK 2May 8

United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit (airline name)
Spirit
Spirit
to stop / to cease
tíngzhǐ
停止
all
suǒyǒu
所有
flights
hángbān
航班
，
to close down / to shut down
guānbì
关闭
company
gōngsī
公司
。

United States / American

low-cost / budget

hángkōng gōngsī

Spirit Airlines (company name)

wǔyuè èr rì

to cease / to stop

17,000 (people)

yī wàn qīqiān míng

一万七千名

employees / workers

lost jobs / became unemployed

HSK 6May 7

US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
，
Powell (Jerome Powell)
Bào Wēi'ěr
鲍威尔
to chair / to preside over
zhǔchí
主持
the last time / final
zuìhòu yīcì
最后一次
rate-setting meeting (FOMC meeting)
yì xī huìyì
议息会议
。

US Federal Reserve

Měi Lián Chǔ

sì yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

四月二十九日

structural particle

chairman / chair

Powell (Jerome Powell)

during his term

structural particle

zuìhòu yīcì

HSK 4May 7

McDonald's (fast food chain)
Màidāngláo
麦当劳
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
same-store sales
tóng diàn xiāoshòu é
同店销售额
consecutive / continuously
liánxù
连续
four quarters
sì gè jìdù
四个季度
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
。

McDonald's (fast food chain)

wǔ yuè qī rì

to announce / to publish

financial report

same-store sales

tóng diàn xiāoshòu é

同店销售额

to achieve / to realize

fourth straight quarter

dì sì gè jìdù

第四个季度

HSK 2May 7

US stocks
měi gǔ
美股
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record
xīn gāo
新高
，
US-Iran
měi yī
美伊
peace talks / negotiations
hétán
和谈
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
to boost / to lift
tízhèn
提振
market
shìchǎng
市场
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
。

wǔ yuè liù rì

to surge / to rise sharply

S&P 500 (stock index)

biāopǔ wǔbǎi

Nasdaq (stock exchange)

both / simultaneously

to set / to establish

new record high

HSK 2May 7

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to pause / to suspend
zàntíng
暂停
Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
escort operation / naval convoy
hùháng
护航
operation / action
xíngdòng
行动
，
saying / stating
chēng
称
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to achieve / to make
qǔdé
取得
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
。

to pause / to suspend

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

(possessive / modifier particle)

(completion particle)

great / significant

(disposal marker)

enriched uranium

to send to / to deliver to

the United States

HSK 4May 7

United States
Měiguó
美国
Securities and Exchange Commission
Zhèngjiānhuì
证监会
to propose
tíyì
提议
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
listed companies / public companies
shàngshì gōngsī
上市公司
to change to / to switch to
gǎiwéi
改为
every year / annually
měinián
每年
twice
liǎng cì
两次
to disclose
pīlù
披露
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
。

Zhèngjiānhuì

listed companies

shàngshì gōngsī

with / by means of

every half year / semi-annually

(possessive / modifier particle)

current / existing

quarterly report

system / mechanism

to believe / to think

to help / to contribute to

companies / enterprises

development / growth

to worry about / to be concerned about

to decline / to decrease

HSK 5May 6

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to the US / toward the US
duì Měi
对美
exports
chūkǒu
出口
due to / because of
yīn
因
Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
25 percent
25%
25%
。

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Guójiā Tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

data / statistics

to show / to indicate

Trump (Donald Trump)

to implement / to enforce

since (a time point)

goods / merchandise

to fall / to decline

approximately / about

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tónɡshí

to continue / to sustain

to grow / growth

to lead to / to cause

to appear / to emerge

HSK 4May 6

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
approaching / nearing
jiējìn
接近
framework
kuàngjià
框架
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
consecutively / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng rì
两日
to fall sharply / to plunge
dàdiē
大跌
。

Secretary of State

Rubio (Marco Rubio)

offensive phase

has been declared concluded

ended / concluded

both sides / both parties

currently in the process of

to negotiate / to consult

affected by this

influence / impact

Brent (crude oil benchmark)

fell to / dropped to

HSK 4May 6

Palantir Technologies (data analytics company)
Palantir
Palantir
first quarter / Q1
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue / earnings
yíngsōu
营收
to surge / to rise sharply
dà zhǎng
大涨
85 percent
85%
85%
，
full year / annual
quán nián
全年
guidance / forecast
yùqī
预期
to raise / to revise upward
shàng tiáo
上调
。

analysis / analytics

company / corporation

Palantir Technologies

to announce / to release

first quarter / Q1

financial results / performance

year-over-year / compared to the same period last year

to grow / growth

16.3 yì měiyuán

HSK 2May 6

Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
stock price / share price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
13 percent
13%
13%
，
to set / to create (a record)
chuàng
创
history / historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
。

Intel (chip company)

stock price / share price

to rise / to go up

(completed action particle)

to set / to create (a record)

history / historical

there is / to have

Apple (company)

to want / to intend

to let / to have (someone do something)

Intel (chip company)

to make / to produce