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·HSK 4March 27

Ethiopia
Āisài Ébǐyà
埃塞俄比亚
investment
tóuzī
投资
forum
lùntán
论坛
to sign agreements
qiān yuē
签约
$13 billion
yī bǎi sān shí yì
一百三十亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
，
to break
shuāxīn
刷新
historical
lìshǐ
历史
record
jìlù
纪录
。

Āisài Ébǐyà

埃塞俄比亚

Yàdísīyàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

(modifier particle)

(completion particle)

yī bǎi sān shí yī yì

一百三十一亿

(modifier particle)

(modifier particle)

bā bǎi yú wèi

(completion particle)

HSK 4March 27

Keurig Dr Pepper (beverage company)
Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
completion of
wánchéng
完成
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
global
quánqiú
全球
coffee
kāfēi
咖啡
group / corporation
jítuán
集团
JDE Peets (global coffee company)
JDE Peets
JDE Peets
。

Keurig Dr Pepper (beverage company)

Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig Dr Pepper

249 yì měiyuán

JDE Peets (global coffee company)

structural particle

after completing

the acquisition

to spin off / to split

business / operations

HSK 2March 27

Japan
Rìběn
日本
and
hé
和
Brazil
Bāxī
巴西
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
five-year
wǔ nián
五年
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
partnership
huǒbàn guānxi
伙伴关系
plan
jìhuà
计划
。

completed action particle

lasting five years

wéiqī wǔ nián

possessive particle

huǒbàn guānxi

the two countries

qìhòu biànhuà

and so on / etc.

to respond to / handle

environment / conditions

possessive particle

HSK 4March 26

European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
US-EU
Měi-Ōu
美欧
trade agreement
màoyì xiéyì
贸易协议
，
to attach / to add on
fùjiā
附加
safeguard
bǎozhàng
保障
clause
tiáokuǎn
条款
。

sānyuè èrshíliù rì

三月二十六日

European Parliament

Ōuzhōu Yìhuì

by / with a margin of

sìbǎi yīshíqī piào

四百一十七票

yībǎi wǔshísì piào

一百五十四票

to pass / to approve

trade agreement

màoyì xiéyì

to add / to include

completed action particle

rìchū tiáokuǎn

to lower / to reduce

steel and aluminum

attributive particle

HSK 4March 26

OECD
Jīng hé Zǔzhī
经合组织
to cut / lower
xiàtiáo
下调
multiple countries
duō guó
多国
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
forecast / expectation
yùqī
预期
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / developments
júshì
局势
becomes
chéng
成
main cause / primary reason
zhǔyīn
主因
。

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Jīngjì Hézuò yǔ Fāzhǎn Zǔzhī

经济合作与发展组织

to release / publish

structural particle

mid-term / interim

economic outlook

jīngjì zhǎnwàng

multiple countries

èr líng èr liù nián

economic growth

jīngjì zēngzhǎng

forecast / expectation

completion marker

to worsen / intensify

completion marker

to forecast / predict

èr líng èr liù nián

GDP (gross domestic product)

will (future marker)

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn jiǔ

G20 (Group of Twenty)

tōngzhàng lǜ

1.2 percentage points

yī diǎn èr gè bǎifēndiǎn

1.2个百分点

bǎifēnzhī sì

HSK 5March 26

Nigeria
Nírìlìyà
尼日利亚
central bank
yāngháng
央行
to ease
fàng kuān
放宽
foreign exchange
wàihuì
外汇
regulations
guīdìng
规定
，
to allow
yǔnxǔ
允许
international
guójì
国际
oil
shíyóu
石油
companies
qǐyè
企业
in full
quán é
全额
to repatriate
huì huí
汇回
export
chūkǒu
出口
proceeds
shōuyì
收益
。

sān yuè èr shí wǔ rì

三月二十五日

zhōngyāng yínháng

bǎi fēn zhī bǎi

(modifier particle)

(completion particle)

bǎi fēn zhī wǔ shí

百分之五十

(modifier particle)

foreign capital

(modifier particle)

liúdòng xìng

HSK 6March 26

Meta
Meta
Meta
raised
jiāng
将
Texas
Dé kè sà sī zhōu
德克萨斯州
data center
shù jù zhōng xīn
数据中心
investment
tóu zī
投资
increased to
zēng zhì
增至
$10 billion
yī bǎi yì
一百亿
USD
měi yuán
美元

sān yuè èr shí liù rì

三月二十六日

Dé kè sà sī zhōu

德克萨斯州

Āi ěr pà suǒ

shù jù zhōng xīn

investment amount

HSK 2March 25

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately / about
yuē
约
700 people
qī bǎi rén
七百人
，
to involve / affecting
shèjí
涉及
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
department / division
bùmén
部门
。

2026 nián 3 yuè 25 rì

2026年3月25日

Meta (social media company)

to lay off employees

approximately / about

to involve / affecting

Reality Labs (Meta VR division)

recruiting / HR

and so on / etc.

department / division

structural particle

currently / in the process of

object marker particle

large amount of / significant

funds / capital

to invest in / to pour into

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

HSK 4March 25

Merck (US pharmaceutical company)
Mòkè
默克
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
at / for (price)
yǐ
以
$6.7 billion
67 yì měiyuán
67亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Terns Pharmaceuticals (biotech company)
Terns Pharmaceuticals
Terns Pharmaceuticals
。

Mòkè gōngsī

at / for (price)

67 yì měiyuán

Terns Pharmaceuticals (biotech company)

Terns Pharmaceuticals

Terns Pharmaceuticals

to obtain / to acquire

hòuxuǎn yàowù

TERN-701 (oral leukemia drug candidate)

this / the current

merger and acquisition

to strengthen / to bolster

structural particle

R&D / research and development

pipeline (pharmaceutical)

to address / to cope with

Keytruda (cancer immunotherapy drug)

expiry / to expire

structural particle

pressure / challenge

HSK 4March 24

Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
and / with
yǔ
与
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
after going through
lìjīng
历经
eight years
bā nián
八年
formally
zhèngshì
正式
to conclude
wánchéng
完成
free trade agreement
zìyóu màoyì xiédìng
自由贸易协定
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
。

2026 nián 3 yuè 24 rì

2026年3月24日

the conclusion of

structural particle

free trade agreement

zìyóu màoyì xiédìng

自由贸易协定

huòwù màoyì

services sector

sustainable development

kě chíxù fāzhǎn

可持续发展