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·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

HSK 3April 29

artificial intelligence
rengong zhineng
人工智能
chips
xinpian
芯片
supply chain
gongyinglian
供应链
across the board
quanxian
全线
to rise
shangzhang
上涨
，
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
TSMC
台积电
and others
deng
等
stock prices
gujia
股价
to set
chuang
创
all-time high
lishi xin gao
历史新高
。

driven by / due to

artificial intelligence

rengong zhineng

siyue ershijiu ri

四月二十九日

across the board

HSK 4April 29

UAE / the United Arab Emirates
Āliányù
阿联酋
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to withdraw from / to leave
tuìchū
退出
OPEC / Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ōupèikè
欧佩克
，
sixty years
liùshí nián
六十年
membership / member status
chéngyuán
成员
relationship / ties
guānxi
关系
from this point on / hereby
jiùcǐ
就此
to come to an end / conclusion
zhōngjié
终结
。

UAE / the United Arab Emirates

will [future marker]

on / at [a specific time]

wǔ yuè yī rì

to withdraw from

and / as well as

Ōupèikè jiā

alliance / coalition

to end / to conclude

lasting as long as

structural particle

this move / this action

occurs / happens amid

continuing / ongoing

to disrupt / to disturb

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

global / worldwide

oil / petroleum

turbulence / instability

at the time of / during

HSK 2April 28

the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
to set / to create
chuàng
创
history
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
，
S&P 500
Biāopǔ 500
标普500
and
hé
和
the Nasdaq index
Nàsīdákè Zhǐshù
纳斯达克指数
both / the two together
shuāngshuāng
双双
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

at the close of trading

to set / to establish

new high / record

the S&P 500 index

Biāopǔ 500 Zhǐshù

标普500指数

7,173.91 points

the Nasdaq index

Nàsīdákè Zhǐshù

纳斯达克指数

24,887.10 points

about / regarding

earnings report

expectation / hope

to drive / to push

to strengthen / to rally

HSK 4April 28

General Motors
Tōngyòng Qìchē
通用汽车
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
full year / annual
quán nián
全年
profit / earnings
yínglì
盈利
guidance / outlook
zhǐyǐn
指引
。

Tōngyòng Qìchē

to announce / to release

financial report / earnings report

adjusted / after adjustments

tiáozhěng hòu

earnings per share

měi gǔ shōuyì

is / equals (formal)

to exceed / to surpass

expectations / forecast

(modifier particle)

at the same time

to raise / to revise upward

results / performance

share price / stock price

intraday / during trading

to rise more than

bǎi fēn zhī sì

HSK 4April 28

Bank of Japan
Rìběn Yínháng
日本银行
in / at
zài
在
April
4 yuè
4月
meeting
huìyì
会议
at
shàng
上
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
，
to wait / pending
děngdài
等待
to assess
pínggū
评估
Middle East
zhōngdōng
中东
situation
júshì
局势
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。

Rìběn Yínháng

4 yuè 27 rì zhì 28 rì

4月27日至28日

(structural particle)

monetary policy

huòbì zhèngcè

benchmark interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

bǎifēnzhī 0.75

in order to observe / to monitor

the Middle East

(structural particle)

HSK 3April 28

Verizon
Wēiruìsēn
威瑞森
first quarter (Q1)
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
超
expectations
yùqī
预期
，
in 13 years
shísān nián lái
十三年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
in
zài
在
spring / first quarter
chūnjì
春季
to add / to gain
xīnzēng
新增
paying subscribers
fùfèi yònghù
付费用户
。

to announce / to release

first quarter (Q1)

financial results

tiáozhěng hòu

earnings per share (EPS)

měi gǔ shōuyì

to beat / to exceed

to record / to post

fùfèi shǒujī

net subscriber gains

jìng yònghù zēngzhǎng

净用户增长