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·HSK 4June 14

the United States
Měiguó
美国
May
wǔyuè
五月
employment / jobs
jiùyè
就业
report
bàogào
报告
newly added / net gain
xīnzēng
新增
172,000
17.2 wàn
17.2万
measure word
gè
个
jobs / positions
zhíwèi
职位
，
far exceeding
yuǎn chāo
远超
expectations / forecasts
yùqī
预期
。

the United States

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

to publish / to release

structural particle

to show / to indicate

non-farm (payrolls)

employment / jobs

jīngjìxuéjiā

forecast / prediction

structural particle

bā wàn wǔqiān

HSK 5June 13

China-EU
zhōng-ōu
中欧
trade
màoyì
贸易
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

HSK 4June 13

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to go public / list on exchange
shang shi
上市
first day
shou ri
首日
share price
gu jia
股价
to soar / surge sharply
biao sheng
飙升
nearly
jin
近
20 percent
liang cheng
两成
。

SpaceX (rocket company)

liu yue shi er ri

六月十二日

gain / increase

to set (a record)

IPO (initial public offering)

HSK 4June 12

Pinglu
pínglu
平陆
canal
yúnhé
运河
water conservancy / water resources
shuǐlì
水利
hub / pivot
shūniǔ
枢纽
water storage
xùshuǐ
蓄水
perfect / complete
yuánmǎn
圆满
to complete
wánchéng
完成
。

jīchǔ shèshī

to achieve / to realize

target / objective

that / the said

(possessive marker)

water transport

engineering / project

to open up / to establish

maritime shipping

HSK 4June 11

Taiwan
Taiwan
台湾
economy
jingji
经济
growth rate
zengsu
增速
projected
yuji
预计
reaches
da
达
9.64 percent
9.64%
9.64%
，
marks
chuang
创
16 years
16 nian
16年
new high
xingao
新高

artificial intelligence

HSK 4June 11

SpaceX (aerospace company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
Nasdaq
Nà sī dá kè
纳斯达克
to list on stock exchange
shàngshì
上市
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach; reaches
dá
达
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wàn yì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元

space; outer space

exploration; to explore

technology; science and technology

company; corporation

formally; officially

to land; to debut

Nà sī dá kè

to become; to serve as

largest; biggest

initial public offering

1.75 wàn yì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

Musk (surname transliteration)

to retain; to keep

over; exceeding

HSK 4June 11

the United States
Měiguó
美国
May
wǔyuè
五月
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
4.2 percent
4.2%
4.2%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
in the past three years
sān nián lái
三年来
a new high
xīn gāo
新高
。

the United States

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

to announce / to release

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèizhě jiàgé zhǐshù

消费者价格指数

to rise / to increase

being / reaching

the highest level

zuì gāo shuǐpíng

HSK 5June 10

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
within four years
sì nián nèi
四年内
towards / into
xiàng
向
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
for use in / to be used for
yòngyú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
。

during the period

100 yì měiyuán

content / scope

to cover / to encompass

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

shùjù zhōngxīn

expansion / to expand

and / as well as

talent / skilled personnel

HSK 2June 10

United States
Měiguó
美国
May
wǔ yuè
5月
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
employment / jobs
jiùyè
就业
172,000
17.2 wàn
17.2万
(measure word)
gè
个
，
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to exceed
chāochū
超出
expectations
yùqī
预期
。

employment / jobs

(structural particle)

unemployment rate

láodònglì shìchǎng

劳动力市场

to remain / to maintain

HSK 3June 10

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
economy
jīngjì
经济
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
to reach
dá
达
9.64 percent
9.64%
9.64%
，
to set / to create
chuàng
创
16-year
16 nián
16年
new high
xīngāo
新高
。

mainly / primarily

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

(structural particle)

strong / robust

to drive / to propel