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·HSK 4August 2

companies
qǐyè
企业
earnings reports
cáibào
财报
season
jì
季
peak
ɡāofēnɡ
高峰
August
8 yuè
8月
reaches
dádào
达到
。

HSK 3August 2

US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
to pause / to halt
zàntíng
暂停
fighting / armed conflict
jiāozhàn
交战
，
oil prices
yóujià
油价
lifted by / boosted by
shòu
受
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
to boost / to lift
tízhèn
提振
。

temporary / temporarily

oil / petroleum

resumption / restoration

to hold hopes for

bào yǒu qīdài

to rise / an increase

HSK 5August 2

United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter
èr jìdù
二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
to / reaching
zhì
至
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
，
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
。

Department of Commerce

data / statistics

to show / to indicate

GDP (gross domestic product)

lower than / below

expectations / forecast

Federal Reserve

Warsh (Fed chairman)

for the fifth time

consecutive / in a row

to pledge / to commit

price stability

jiàgé wěndìng

HSK 2August 1

Amazon (company)
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
to receive / to get
shōudào
收到
$600 million
6 yì měiyuán
6亿美元
tax refund / tariff refund
tuìshuì
退税
，
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
a portion / part
bùfèn
部分
to return / to refund
fǎnhuán
返还
to / for
gěi
给
customers
gùkè
顾客
。

the United States

giant / major player

Amazon (company)

it (the company)

completion marker

approximately / about

6 yì měiyuán

structural particle

tariff / customs duty

refund / rebate

Amazon (company)

will (future marker)

affected / impacted

shòu yǐngxiǎng

structural particle

issue refunds / return money

remaining / leftover

to lower / to reduce

HSK 3August 1

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in July / for July
qīyuèfèn
七月份
manufacturing sector
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
to drop to / fall to
diè zhì
跌至
49.2 (contraction territory)
49.2
49.2
，
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
within the past period / since
lái
来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to contract / to shrink
wěisuō
萎缩
。

National Bureau of Statistics

guójiā tǒngjìjú

国家统计局

to announce / to release

official / government-issued

manufacturing sector

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)

cǎigòu jīnglǐrén zhǐshù

采购经理人指数

50.3 (June reading, expansion territory)

49.2 (below the 50 expansion threshold)

marking result or status

since / within the past period

for the first time

contraction / to contract

to decrease / to decline

impact / disruption

to be considered as / regarded as

HSK 5July 31

Bank of England
Yīnggélán yínháng
英格兰银行
by / with
yǐ
以
six votes to three
liù bǐ sān piào
六比三票
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
base interest rate / benchmark rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
3.75 percent
3.75%
3.75%
unchanged / constant
búbiàn
不变
。

Bank of England

Yīnggélán yínháng

英格兰银行

monetary policy

huòbì zhèngcè

on / at (indicating time)

qīyuè èrshíjiǔ rì

七月二十九日

six votes to three votes

liù piào duì sān piào

六票对三票

(structural particle)

to resolve / to vote

to maintain / to keep

base interest rate

jīzhǔn lìlǜ

to point out / to note

affected by / due to

the Middle East

situation / state of affairs

influence / impact

continuously / ongoing

to fluctuate / volatility

fourth quarter / Q4

tōngzhàng lǜ

to be expected / estimated

will / going to

to rise to / to climb to

approximately / around

HSK 3July 31

the United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
，
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
。

the United States

Department of Commerce

to announce / to release

second quarter / Q2

economy / economic

zēngzhǎng lǜ

lower than / below

jīngjì xuéjiā

forecast / prediction

(structural particle)

consumption / spending

expenditure / spending

enterprises / businesses

to some extent / somewhat

to grow / growth

overall / in general

not as good as / below

HSK 2July 29

Trump (US President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
on / against
duì
对
most / the majority of
dà duōshù
大多数
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
goods / commodities
shāngpǐn
商品
to impose (taxes/tariffs)
zhēngshōu
征收
50 percent
50%
50%
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
。

(structural particle)

in terms of / regarding

HSK 4July 28

technology
kejì
科技
giant
jutou
巨头
this week
benzhou
本周
release
fabu
发布
earnings report
caibao
财报
。

artificial intelligence

rengong zhìnéng

HSK 3July 28

Federal Reserve
meilianstorage
美联储
this week
benzhou
本周
announce
xuanbu
宣布
interest rate
lilv
利率
decision
jueding
决定
。