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shāng yè
商业
·HSK 4June 20

United States
Měiguó
美国
and / with
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
in / at
zài
Geneva
Rìnèiwǎ
日内瓦
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议

United States
Měiguó
美国
and
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
on / at (time preposition)
June 19th
liù yuè shí jiǔ rì
6月19日
in / at
zài
Geneva
Rìnèiwǎ
日内瓦
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
memorandum of understanding
liàngjǐe bèiwànglù
谅解备忘录
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
will / shall (future marker)
jiāng
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to open / to reopen
kāifàng
开放

Apple
píngguǒ
苹果
and / with
Intel
yīngtèěr
英特尔
to join hands / partner
liánshǒu
联手
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
design
shèjì
设计

Trump
tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Apple
píngguǒ
苹果
and
Intel
yīngtèěr
英特尔
collaboration
hézuò
合作
both sides / both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
will
jiāng
jointly / together
gòngtóng
共同
design
shèjì
设计
and
manufacture
zhìzào
制造
United States / American
měiguó
美国
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片

Meta
Meta
Meta
company
gōngsī
公司
lay off
cáiyuán
裁员
8000 people
8000 rén
8000人
conduct
jìnxíng
进行
AI
AI
AI
restructure
zhòngzǔ
重组

Meta
Meta
Meta
company
gōngsī
公司
announced
xuānbù
宣布
reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
approx
yuē
8000
8000 míng
8000名
employees
yuángōng
员工
approx account
yuēzhàn
约占
its
employees
yuángōng
员工
total
zǒngshù
总数
possessive
de
percent
10%
10%
the
gāi
company
gōngsī
公司
will
jiāng
remaining
qīyú
其余
7000
7000 míng
7000名
employees
yuángōng
员工
reassign
zhuǎngǎng
转岗
to
dào
AI
AI
AI
related
xiāngguān
相关
possessive
de
work
gōngzuò
工作
positions
gǎngwèi
岗位

US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
but / however
dàn
to hint / to signal
ànshì
暗示
within the year
nián nèi
年内
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
to raise interest rates
jiāxī
加息

US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
June
liù yuè
6月
meeting
huìyì
会议
to decide
juédìng
决定
to maintain
wéichí
维持
federal funds rate
liánbāng jījīn lìlǜ
联邦基金利率
at
zài
3.5% to 3.75%
3.5% zhì 3.75%
3.5%至3.75%
but
dàn
new / updated
xīn de
新的
forecast / projections
yùcè
预测
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
the majority of
duōshù
多数
officials
guānyuán
官员
to expect
yùqī
预期
this year
jīnnián
今年
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
to raise rates
jiāxī
加息
once
yī cì
一次

China
zhōngguó
中国
retail
língshòu
零售
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
May
wǔyuè
五月
first time
shǒucì
首次
decline
xiàhuá
下滑

China
zhōngguó
中国
May
wǔyuè
五月
retail
língshòu
零售
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
decline
xiàjiàng
下降
0.6 percent
0.6%
0.6%
to be
wéi
in more than three years
sān nián duō lái
三年多来
first time
shǒucì
首次
drop
xiàtiē
下跌
economy
jīngjì
经济
data
shùjù
数据
show / indicate
biǎomíng
表明
consumption
xiāofèi
消费
pressure
yālì
压力
increase
jiādà
加大

Salesforce (software company)
Salesforce
Salesforce
to spend
huā
$3.6 billion
36 yì měiyuán
36亿美元
to buy / to acquire
mǎixià
买下
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
customer service
kèfú
客服
company
gōngsī
公司
Fin (AI customer service company)
Fin
Fin

Salesforce (software company)
Salesforce
Salesforce
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
using / with
yòng
$3.6 billion
36 yì měiyuán
36亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
customer service
kèfú
客服
platform
píngtái
平台
Fin (AI customer service company)
Fin
Fin
Fin (AI customer service company)
Fin
Fin
(possessive particle)
de
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
customer service
kèfú
客服
robot / bot
jīqìrén
机器人
can / is able to
néng
to handle / to process
chǔlǐ
处理
76 percent
76%
76%
(possessive particle)
de
customer / client
kèhù
客户
question / problem
wèntí
问题

Fox (media company)
Fúkèsī
福克斯
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
for / at
$22 billion
220 yì měiyuán
220亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
streaming media
liú méitǐ
流媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
Roku (streaming platform)
Roku
Roku

Fox (media company)
Fúkèsī
福克斯
company
gōngsī
公司
on
June 15
6 yuè 15 rì
6月15日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / going to
jiāng
at / for
approximately
yuē
$22 billion
220 yì měiyuán
220亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
streaming media
liú méitǐ
流媒体
device
shèbèi
设备
company / merchant
shāng
Roku (streaming platform)
Roku
Roku
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
with
cash
xiànjīn
现金
plus
jiā
stock / shares
gǔpiào
股票
method / manner
fāngshì
方式
to complete
wánchéng
完成