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·HSK 4May 1

Federal Reserve / the Fed
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
chairman / chair
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (surname)
Bàowēiěr
鲍威尔
term of office
rènqī
任期
May 15th
5 yuè 15 rì
5月15日
to expire / term ends
jiémǎn
届满
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
rose to / increased to
shēng zhì
升至
3.5 percent
3.5 bǎifēnzhī
3.5%
。

Federal Reserve / the Fed

Měi Lián Chǔ

chairman / chair

Powell (surname)

will (future marker)

on / at (formal)

to expire / term ends

tōngzhàng lǜ

rose to / increased to

3.5 bǎifēnzhī

higher than / above

possessive / attributive particle

2.8 bǎifēnzhī

expected / projected

will (future marker)

within the next several weeks

shù zhōu nèi

to announce / to release

to succeed / successor

candidate / chosen person

Federal Reserve / the Fed

Měi Lián Chǔ

direction / trajectory

to exist / there is

relatively large / significant

bù quèdìng xìng

HSK 5May 1

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
technology / science and technology
kējì
科技
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
estimated / projected
yùjì
预计
to exceed / over
chāo
超
$700 billion
7000 yì měiyuán
7000亿美元
。

industry / sector

forecast / prediction

Meta (parent company of Facebook)

etc. / and others

technology / science and technology

giant / major player

will (future marker)

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

on / in (prepositional complement)

in total / combined

to invest / to spend

more than / exceeding

7000 yì měiyuán

to warn / warning

electricity / electric power

shortage / scarcity

high-end / advanced

chip / semiconductor

insufficient / lack of

will (future marker)

to constrain / to restrict

AI (artificial intelligence abbreviation)

development / growth

possessive / attributive particle

HSK 4May 1

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Lǐlái
礼来
weight loss / weight reduction
jiǎnzhòng
减重
drugs / medications
yàowù
药物
sales revenue / sales figure
xiāoshòu é
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time high / record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
，
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
56 percent
56%
56%
。

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)

under the umbrella of / belonging to

tángniàobìng

drug / medication

Mounjaro (diabetes and weight loss drug by Eli Lilly)

to grow / to increase

87 yì měiyuán

weight loss drug

Zepbound (obesity treatment drug by Eli Lilly)

41 yì měiyuán

HSK 3May 1

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / earnings
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
，
Amazon Web Services (cloud computing division)
AWS
AWS
growth rate / pace of growth
zēngsù
增速
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
fifteen quarters
shíwǔ jìdù
十五季度
new high / record high
xīngāo
新高
。

Amazon (company)

zǒng yíngshōu

to grow / to increase

to reach / to achieve

1815 yì měiyuán

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecasts

Amazon Web Services

to grow / to increase

376 yì měiyuán

nearly / close to

in the past four years

(structural particle)

HSK 4May 1

Google (tech company)
gǔgē
谷歌
parent company
mǔgōngsī
母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
22 percent
22%
22%
，
Google Cloud
gǔgē yún
谷歌云
revenue
shōurù
收入
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
63 percent
63%
63%
。

to increase / to grow

to break through / to surpass

200 yì měiyuán

major milestone / threshold

for the first time

the most primary / the leading

zuì zhǔyào de

growth engine / growth driver

zēngzhǎng yǐnqíng

Alphabet (Google parent company)

at the same time / simultaneously

to raise / to revise upward

capital expenditure

zīběn zhīchū

with emphasis on / focusing on

to increase investment / to double down

artificial intelligence

jīchǔ shèshī

development / construction

HSK 3April 30

the United States
Měiguó
美国
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
economy
jīngjì
经济
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
2 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr
2%
，
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
somewhat / to a certain degree
yǒusuǒ
有所
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
。

the United States

Department of Commerce

to show / to indicate

GDP / gross domestic product

guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí

国内生产总值

bǎifēnzhī èr

below / lower than

expectations / forecast

(structural particle)

bǎifēnzhī èr diǎn sān

reasons / causes

HSK 4April 30

Brent crude benchmark
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
to reach / to hit a level
chùjí
触及
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
USD 126
126 měiyuán
126美元
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
situation / geopolitical developments
júshì
局势
to intensify / to worsen
jiājù
加剧
the market
shìchǎng
市场
volatility / price swings
bōdòng
波动
。

affected by / subject to

Brent (crude benchmark)

futures contracts

intraday / during trading

to surge sharply

USD 126.41 per barrel

126.41 měiyuán

to pull back / to fall back

around / near that level

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Guójì Néngyuán Shǔ

国际能源署

stated / described

this / the current

in history / historically

largest in scale

guīmó zuì dà

(structural particle)

HSK 2April 30

China
Zhōngguó
中国
the month of April
sì yuèfèn
四月份
manufacturing industry
zhìzàoyè
制造业
activity
huódòng
活动
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
expansion / to expand
kuòzhāng
扩张
。

the month of April

manufacturing industry

is / equals (formal)

50.3 (PMI score)

wǔ shí diǎn sān

consecutive / in a row

the second month

dì èr gè yuè

higher than / above

expansion threshold / growth line

kuòzhāng xiàn

service industry / services sector

however / on the other hand

is / equals (formal)

49.4 (PMI score)

sì shí jiǔ diǎn sì

contraction / to contract (economic)

HSK 3April 30

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
33 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān
百分之三十三
，
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
to reach / to hit
dá
达
$26.8 billion
èr bǎi liùshí bā yì měiyuán
二百六十八亿美元
。

Meta (social media company)

is / amounts to

wǔ bǎi liùshí sān yì měiyuán

五百六十三亿美元

bǎifēnzhī sānshísān

百分之三十三

to reach / to achieve

èr bǎi liùshí bā yì měiyuán

二百六十八亿美元

advertising revenue

guǎnggào shōurù

to drive / to boost

particle indicating completion

financial results / performance

expects / forecasts

between / within

wǔ bǎi bāshí yì měiyuán

五百八十亿美元

liù bǎi yīshí yì měiyuán

六百一十亿美元

HSK 2April 29

Google
Guge
谷歌
、
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
and others
deng
等
large / major
daxing
大型
technology
keji
科技
companies
gongsi
公司
today
jintian
今天
to announce / to release
gongbu
公布
quarterly
jidu
季度
earnings / results
yeji
业绩
。

Alphabet (Google parent company)

after market close

artificial intelligence

rengong zhineng

return / payoff