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·HSK 2August 12

the United States
Měi guó
美国
July
qī yuè
七月
to lose
shī qù
失去
employment / jobs
jiù yè
就业
post / position
gǎng wèi
岗位
，
unemployment rate
shī yè lǜ
失业率
to maintain / to hold at
wéi chí
维持
4.1 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì diǎn yī
4.1%
。

the United States

number of people

to decrease / to fall

(completion marker)

unemployment rate

bǎi fēn zhī sì diǎn yī

HSK 4August 12

Palantir (data analytics company)
Palantir
Palantir
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jì dù
第二季度
revenue
yíng shōu
营收
year-over-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēng zhǎng
增长
93 percent
bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí sān
93%
，
to raise / to revise upward
shàng tiáo
上调
full-year
quán nián
全年
performance / earnings
yè jì
业绩
guidance / expectations
yù qī
预期
。

analysis / analytics

Palantir (data analytics company)

to announce / to release

second quarter / Q2

dì èr jì dù

19.4 yì měiyuán

bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí sān

significantly / by a large margin

subsequently / then

to raise / to revise upward

$8.15 billion to $8.16 billion

81.5 yì zhì 81.6 yì měiyuán

81.5亿至81.6亿美元

growth rate / increase margin

bǎi fēn zhī bā shí èr

HSK 4August 12

AMD
AMD
AMD
Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
revenue
shōurù
收入
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
50 percent
50%
50%
。

115 yì měiyuán

HSK 4August 12

Sony
suǒ ní
索尼
and
hé
和
TSMC
táijī diàn
台积电
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
$6.3 billion
63 yì měiyuán
63亿美元
cooperation
hézuò
合作
。

63 yì měiyuán

túxiàng chuáng gǎnqìqi

图像传感器

HSK 2August 9

China
Zhōngguó
中国
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
to exceed / surpasses
chāoguò
超过
1.2 trillion yuan (120 billion yuan)
yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán
一千二百亿元
，
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to reduce / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
production
zhìzuò
制作
costs
fèiyòng
费用
。

structural particle

short drama / micro-drama

120 billion yuan

yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán

一千二百亿元

réngōng zhìnéng

(disposal marker)

lowered / reduced

the whole world

yuèláiyuèduō

structural particle

HSK 3August 9

United States
Měiguó
美国
July
qīyuè
七月
employment
jiùyè
就业
number of people
rénshù
人数
unexpectedly / to one is surprise
yìwài
意外
to decrease / to decline
jiǎnshǎo
减少
，
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
50,000
wǔ wàn
五万
people
rén
人
。

Bureau of Labor Statistics

to report / report

nonfarm payrolls

fēi nóng jiùyè

number of people

liǎng wàn sān qiān

departments / sector

laid off workers

unemployment rate

slightly / by a small margin

to fall / to decrease

bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn yī

百分之四点一

participation rate

at the same time

HSK 6August 8

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
public
gōngkāi
公开
prospectus / IPO filing
zhāogǔ shuōmíngshū
招股说明书
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
this month
běn yuè
本月
to release / publish
fābù
发布
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
possibly / may
huò
或
to reach
dá
达
$852 billion
8520 yì měiyuán
8520亿美元
。

OpenAI (AI company)

the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Měiguó Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

美国证券交易委员会

confidentially / secretly

to submit / file

draft / registration document

8520 yì měiyuán

mid-to-late August

8 yuè zhōng xià xún

to release / publish

Mógēn Shìdānlì

摩根士丹利

to serve as / act as

lead underwriters

zhǔ chéngxiāo shāng

HSK 5August 8

Palantir (data analytics company)
Pà lán tí ěr
帕兰提尔
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to surge significantly
dà zēng
大增
93 percent
93%
93%
，
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
single-day
dān rì
单日
to skyrocket / surge
biāoshēng
飙升
nearly / close to
jìn
近
30 percent
30%
30%
。

Palantir (data analytics company)

Pà lán tí ěr

to announce / publish

second quarter / Q2

financial results / performance

to grow / increase

19.4 yì měiyuán

to surge significantly

to surge sharply

HSK 4August 8

AMD (semiconductor company)
AMD
AMD
to publicly announce
gōngbù
公布
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
，
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
business segment
yèwù
业务
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to double
fānbèi
翻倍
。

AMD (semiconductor company)

to publicly announce

$11.5 billion USD

115 yì měiyuán

to grow / increase

shùjù zhōngxīn

business segment

growth rate / increase margin

reaching as high as

HSK 4August 6

handmade crafts / artisan goods
shǒugōngyìpǐn
手工艺品
platform
píngtái
平台
Etsy (online craft marketplace)
Etsy
Etsy
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce (workforce)
cáijiǎn
裁减
12 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíèr
百分之十二
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
business operations
yèwù
业务
restructuring / reorganization
chóngzǔ
重组
。

handmade crafts / artisan goods

shǒugōngyìpǐn

Etsy (online craft marketplace)

to cut / to reduce

bǎifēnzhī shíèr

百分之十二

(possessive particle)

employees / staff

in total / a combined

èr bǎi èrshí rén

二百二十人

mainly / primarily

to affect / affecting

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

shǒuxí zhíxíngguān

首席执行官

to state / to indicate

adjustment / restructuring

aims to / is intended to

to improve / to enhance

operations / operational

not / is by no means

with the goal of

to lower / to reduce

goal / objective