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·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

HSK 4May 5

the United States
Meiguo
美国
economy
jingji
经济
leading
lingxian
领先
index
zhíshu
指数
to decline / to slip
xiàhuá
下滑
，
to send / to emit
fachu
发出
economic
jingji
经济
slowdown
fànghuǎn
放缓
signal
xìnhào
信号
。

the United States

the Conference Board

Shìjiè Dàxíng Qǐyè Liánhéhuì

世界大型企业联合会

to announce / to release

leading economic index

lingxian jingji zhíshu

领先经济指数

month-over-month

to decline / to fall

high oil prices

tensions / strain

are considered / believed to be

tonghuò péngzhàng

HSK 2May 5

oil prices
yóujià
油价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
bond
zhàiquàn
债券
yield
shōuyìlǜ
收益率
，
market
shìchǎng
市场
to worry / concern
dānyōu
担忧
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
。

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to push / to drive

accordingly / as a result

to rise / to go higher

HSK 2May 4

Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
to push / to drive
tuīdòng
推动
oil price
yóujià
油价
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$112 USD
112 měiyuán
112美元
。

because of / due to

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

Brent crude oil

Bùlúntè yuányóu

布伦特原油

112.69 měiyuán

HSK 5May 4

United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
，
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
however / but
què
却
sharply / steeply
jíjù
急剧
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
to / up to
zhì
至
4.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ
4.5%
。

Department of Commerce

to show / to indicate

bǎifēnzhī èr

indicator / index

for the same period

rose to / climbed to

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn wǔ

HSK 4May 4

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
tariffs / customs duties
guānshuì
关税
to cause / to make (formal)
lìng
令
the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to the US / directed at the US
duì Měi
对美
goods / merchandise
huòwù
货物
exports
chūkǒu
出口
to fall / to decline
xiàjiàng
下降
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
百分之二十五
。

the United Kingdom

the United States

goods / merchandise

following / after

to implement / to put into effect

after / following

to fall / to decline

(completion marker)

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

百分之二十五

to decrease / to fall

shíwǔ yì Yīngbàng

十五亿英镑

at the same time / meanwhile

yǔ cǐ tóngshí

to increase / to grow

the United Kingdom

already (formal)

consecutive / in a row

to see / to experience

with the US / against the US

HSK 3May 4

the European Union
Ōu méng
欧盟
and / with
yǔ
与
South America
Nán Měi
南美
trade / commerce
màoyì
贸易
bloc / group
jítuán
集团
Mercosur (South American trade bloc)
Nánfāng Gòngtóng Shìchǎng
南方共同市场
(possessive particle)
de
的
free trade
zìyóu màoyì
自由贸易
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to take effect / to come into force
shēngxiào
生效
。

the European Union

country / nation

Mercosur (South American trade bloc)

Nánfāng Gòngtóng Shìchǎng

南方共同市场

(attributive particle)

zìyóu màoyì

on (formal time marker)

wǔ yuè yī rì

having undergone / after going through

èrshíwǔ nián

negotiations / talks

to cover / to encompass

qī yì liǎng qiān wàn

七亿两千万

will (future marker)

to eliminate / to cancel

more than / exceeding

bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí

百分之九十

(attributive particle)

tariffs / customs duties