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zhōng guó
中国
and
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shì jiè
世界
·HSK 4April 15

Haiti
hǎidì
海地
historical / historic
lìshǐ
历史
ancient fortress / historic fort
gǔbǎo
古堡
Easter
fùhuójié
复活节
stampede / trampling incident
cǎità
踩踏
accident / incident
shìgù
事故
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
30 people
sānshí rén
三十人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡

April 12
sì yuè shí èr rì
4月12日
Haiti
hǎidì
海地
northern part / north
běibù
北部
Citadelle Henri
hēnglì gǔbǎo
亨利古堡
during / at
zài
Easter
fùhuójié
复活节
gathering / assembly
jùhuì
聚会
event / activity
huódòng
活动
during / in the middle of
zhōng
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
stampede
cǎità
踩踏
accident
shìgù
事故
to cause / result in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
30 people
sānshí rén
三十人
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
dozens of people
shù shí rén
数十人
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤

Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
fuel / petroleum
rányóu
燃油
protest / to protest
kàngyì
抗议
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
tax cut / tax reduction
jiǎnshuì
减税
package / plan
fāng àn
方案

Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
nationwide / across the country
quánguó
全国
fuel
rányóu
燃油
protest
kàngyì
抗议
to continue / sustained
chíxù
持续
to escalate / to intensify
shēngjí
升级
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Martin (Irish PM Micheál Martin)
mǎdīng
马丁
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
4月13日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
€505 million
5.05 yì ōuyuán
5.05亿欧元
tax cut
jiǎnshuì
减税
package / plan
fāng àn
方案
but / however
dàn
opposition party
fǎnduì dǎng
反对党
immediately / thereupon
suíjí
随即
to / toward
xiàng
parliament
yìhuì
议会
to put forward / to propose
tíchū
提出
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议

Peru
Bìlǔ
秘鲁
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
will (future marker)
jiāng
to hold / to carry out
jìnxíng
进行
second round
dì èr lún
第二轮
voting
tóupiào
投票

Peru
Bìlǔ
秘鲁
on / at
zài
April 12
4 yuè 12 rì
4月12日
held
jǔxíng le
举行了
presidential
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
no / there is not
méiyǒu
没有
candidate
hòuxuǎnrén
候选人
to obtain / to win
huòdé
获得
more than half the votes
guò bàn shù
过半数
votes
xuǎnpiào
选票
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
will
jiāng
on / at
June 7
6 yuè 7 rì
6月7日
to hold
jìnxíng
进行
second round
dì èr lún
第二轮
approximately
yuē
63,000
liù wàn sān qiān míng
六万三千名
voters
xuǎnmín
选民
because of / due to
yīn
ballot boxes
piào xiāng
票箱
did not
méiyǒu
没有
arrive / be delivered
sòng dào
送到
and therefore
ér
could not
bù néng
不能
vote
tóupiào
投票
voting time
tóupiào shíjiān
投票时间
was extended
yáncháng le
延长了
one day
yī tiān
一天

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition party
fǎnduìdǎng
反对党
to defeat
jíbài
击败
Orbán (Hungarian PM)
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr
马尔亚尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
general election
dàxuǎn
大选

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition party
fǎnduìdǎng
反对党
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
Peter Magyar
Bǐdé Mǎ Ěr Yǎ Ěr
彼得·马尔亚尔
in / at (prep.)
zài
April 12
4 yuè 12 rì
4月12日
(structural particle)
de
parliament
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
within / in
zhōng
with / at a rate of
53.6 percent
53.6%
53.6%
(structural particle)
de
vote share
dépiàolǜ
得票率
to win a landslide victory
dà huò quánshèng
大获全胜
its / their
Tisza Party
Dìsā Dǎng
蒂萨党
to win
yíngdé
赢得
199
199 gè
199个
parliamentary seats
yìxí
议席
out of / among
zhōng de
中的
138 seats
138 xí
138席
bringing to an end
jiéshù le
结束了
Orbán
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
lasting as long as
chángdá
长达
16 years
16 nián
16年
(structural particle)
de
rule / time in power
zhízhèng
执政
this time / on this occasion
cǐ cì
此次
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
(structural particle)
de
voter turnout
tóupiàolǜ
投票率
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
77 percent
77%
77%
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
post-Communist
hòu gòngchǎnzhǔyì
后共产主义
era / period
shídài
时代
(structural particle)
de
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录

Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni, Beninese finance minister)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
to win
yíngdé
赢得
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
general election / presidential election
dàxuǎn
大选

Benin (West African country)
Bèiníng
贝宁
finance minister
cáizhèng bùzhǎng
财政部长
Wadagni (Romuald Wadagni)
Wǎ Dá Ní
瓦达尼
in
zài
April 12
4 yuè 12 rì
4月12日
structural particle
de
presidential
zǒngtǒng
总统
election
dàxuǎn
大选
in
zhōng
with
ninety-four percent / 94%
bǎifēnzhī jiǔshísì
94%
structural particle
de
vote share / percentage of votes received
dépiào lǜ
得票率
to win / to be victorious
huòshèng
获胜

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
in the past thirty years / for the first time in thirty years
sānshí nián lái
三十年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic / diplomacy
wàijiāo
外交
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判

the United States
Měiguó
美国
Secretary of State
guówùqīng
国务卿
Rubio (Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State)
Lǔ Bǐào
鲁比奥
will / is set to
jiāng
on / at
April 15
4 yuè 15 rì
4月15日
at
zài
the State Department
guówùyuàn
国务院
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
structural particle
de
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
this
zhè
is / marks
shì
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
since
1993
1993 nián
1993年
since (a past time)
yǐlái
以来
structural particle
de
first / first time
shǒucì
首次
direct
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
dialogue / talks
duìhuà
对话
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to center on / to revolve around
wéirào
围绕
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
northern / the north
běibù
北部
border / frontier
biānjìng
边境
security / safety
ānquán
安全
and
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
armed forces / weaponry
wǔzhuāng
武装
issue / question
wèntí
问题
to unfold / to be conducted around
zhǎnkāi
展开
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
position / stance
lìchǎng
立场
divergence / disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
deep / profound
shēnkè
深刻

ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to break down / collapse
pòliè
破裂
United States
Měiguó
美国
against
duì
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval / maritime
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
in
zài
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
broke down
pòliè
破裂
after
hòu
United States
Měiguó
美国
on (formal)
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
四月十三日
against
duì
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
all
suǒyǒu
所有
ports
gǎngkǒu
港口
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnfāng
军方
described
jiāng
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
condemned as
chì wéi
斥为
bordering on / amounting to
jìnhū
近乎
piracy
hǎidào
海盗
behavior / act
xíngwéi
行为
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
consequently
suí zhī
随之
to break through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$100
100 měiyuán
100美元

the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲

the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
today
jīn tiān
今天
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
he
will
yào
go to
four
sì gè
四个
country
guó jiā
国家
this
zhè
is
shì
the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
for the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
to visit officially
fǎng wèn
访问
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduìpài
反对派
Peter Magyar (politician)
Mǎjíěr
马吉尔
won
yíngdé
赢得
parliamentary election
dàxuǎn
大选
in power
zhízhèng
执政
sixteen years
shíliù nián
十六年
particle
de
Viktor Orban
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
steps down
xiàtái
下台

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduìpài
反对派
leader
lǐngdǎo rén
领导人
Peter Magyar
Mǎjíěr
马吉尔
won
yíngdé le
赢得了
parliament
yìhuì
议会
election
dàxuǎn
大选
ended
jiéshù le
结束了
Viktor Orban
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
as long as
cháng dá
长达
sixteen years
shíliù nián
十六年
particle
de
rule
zhízhèng
执政
Magyar
Mǎjíěr
马吉尔
particle
de
Tisza Party
Dìsā Dǎng
蒂萨党
obtained
huòdé le
获得了
more than
chāoguò
超过
two thirds
sān fēn zhī èr
三分之二
particle
de
parliamentary
yìhuì
议会
seats
xíwèi
席位

Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
Orban (incumbent PM)
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
16 years
shí liù nián
16年
in power
zhízhèng
执政
to mark
xuāngào
宣告
the end
zhōngjié
终结

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduì pài
反对派
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
Magyar
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
in
zài
April 12th
sì yuè shí èr rì
四月十二日
(structural particle)
de
parliamentary
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
(location marker)
zhōng
with
53.6 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ shí sān diǎn liù
53.6%
(structural particle)
de
vote share
dé piào lǜ
得票率
to defeat
jībài
击败
incumbent
xiànrèn
现任
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Orban
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
ending
zhōngjié
终结
his
stretching to
cháng dá
长达
16 years
shí liù nián
16年
(structural particle)
de
authoritarian
wēiquán
威权
rule
tǒngzhì
统治
Tisza Party
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
won
yíngdé
赢得
199-seat
yī bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ xí
199席
parliament
yìhuì
议会
among
zhōng
(structural particle)
de
138 seats
yī bǎi sān shí bā xí
138席
securing
qǔdé
取得
to amend
xiūgǎi
修改
the constitution
xiànfǎ
宪法
required
suǒ xū
所需
(structural particle)
de
two-thirds
sān fēn zhī èr
三分之二
absolute majority
juéduì duōshù
绝对多数