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·HSK 2May 1

May Day / May 1st (International Labour Day)
Wǔ Yī
五一
Labour Day / Workers Day
Láodòng Jié
劳动节
the United States
Měiguó
美国
across the country / in various places
gèdì
各地
to hold / to carry out
jǔxíng
举行
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
protest / demonstration
shìwēi
示威
，
to call for / to appeal for
hūyù
呼吁
to protect
bǎohù
保护
workers
gōngrén
工人
rights and interests
quányì
权益
。

the United States

nearly / close to

May Day / May 1st

to launch / to initiate

to come first / priority

billionaires / the ultra-wealthy

yìwàn fùwēng

(passive marker)

to call on / to mobilize

to go to school

to carry out / to conduct

boycott / resistance

HSK 3April 30

new study
xīn yánjiū
新研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
，
chemotherapy
huàliáo
化疗
period / during
qījiān
期间
to supplement
bǔchōng
补充
vitamin D
wéishēngsù D
维生素D
can make / is able to cause
kě shǐ
可使
breast cancer
rǔxiàn ái
乳腺癌
complete remission rate
wánquán huǎnjiě lǜ
完全缓解率
to increase / to improve
tígāo
提高
79 percent
bǎifēnzhī qīshíjiǔ
百分之七十九
。

a (study) / one (item)

to find / to discover

wéishēngsù D

complete remission rate

wánquán huǎnjiě lǜ

完全缓解率

bǎifēnzhī qīshíjiǔ

百分之七十九

yánjiū rényuán

to believe / to consider

wéishēngsù D

through / by means of

miǎnyì xìtǒng

to promote / to enhance

effectiveness / results

still needs / requires

gèng dàguīmó

research / study

HSK 3April 29

archaeologists
kǎogǔ xuéjiā
考古学家
to use / to make use of
lìyòng
利用
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to reconstruct / to restore
huányuán
还原
Pompeii (ancient Roman city)
Pángbèi
庞贝
volcano
huǒshān
火山
victim / person killed in a disaster
yùnànzhě
遇难者
face / appearance
miànmào
面貌
。

kǎogǔ xuéjiā

and / working with

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

experts / specialists

collaborated / worked together

for the first time

to use / to apply

AI (artificial intelligence)

to reconstruct / to restore

completed action marker

CE / Common Era

qīshíjiǔ nián

eruption / to erupt

when / at the time

victim / person killed in a disaster

structural particle

face / appearance

HSK 3April 28

Kenya
Kěnníyà
肯尼亚
athlete / competitor
xuǎnshǒu
选手
Sawe (athlete surname)
Shào
绍
in / at
zài
在
London Marathon
Lúndūn mǎlāsōng
伦敦马拉松
in the course of
zhōng
中
to become
chéngwéi
成为
the very first
shǒu gè
首个
to break through
tūpò
突破
marathon
mǎlāsōng
马拉松
two-hour
liǎng xiǎoshí
两小时
major barrier / milestone
dàguān
大关
(structural particle)
de
的
athlete
yùndòngyuán
运动员
。

long-distance runner

chángpǎo yùndòngyuán

长跑运动员

Sàbāsīdìān Shào

萨巴斯蒂安·绍

London Marathon

Lúndūn mǎlāsōng

伦敦马拉松

with / in (a time of)

1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds

1 xiǎoshí 59 fēn 30 miǎo

1小时59分30秒

to complete / to finish

to break (a record)

(completion particle)

liǎng xiǎoshí

major barrier / milestone

HSK 4April 27

the White House
Báigōng
白宫
journalist / reporter
jìzhě
记者
formal dinner / banquet
wǎnyàn
晚宴
outside / exterior
wài
外
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
shooting incident / gunfire
qiāngjī
枪击
，
suspect / alleged perpetrator
xiányírén
嫌疑人
carrying weapons / armed
chíxiè
持械
to rush through a checkpoint
chōngguān
冲关
to be arrested / to be apprehended
bèibǔ
被捕
。

the United States

the White House

press correspondents association

jìzhě xiéhuì

formal dinner / banquet

Washington D.C.

to be held / to take place

during / in the course of

one [person] / a

carrying / holding

multiple items of

to rush toward / to charge at

[structural particle]

security checkpoint area

Secret Service agents

tèqín rényuán

to open fire / to shoot

shortly afterward / subsequently

[passive marker]

police / law enforcement

to arrest / to apprehend

Trump [US president]

and / along with

several / multiple

senior official / high-ranking official

immediately / at once

[passive marker]

to evacuate / to withdraw

Secret Service agent

tèqín rényuán

to be shot / to be hit by a bullet

after / following

because of / due to

wearing / dressed in

bulletproof vest

fángdàn bèixīn

and thus / thereby

to narrowly escape disaster / to survive by luck

xìng miǎn yú nàn

HSK 2April 27

Las Vegas
Lāsīwéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
the Raiders (NFL team)
tūxízhě duì
突袭者队
using / with
yǐ
以
the first overall pick
dìyī shùnwèi
第一顺位
to select / to draft (a player)
xuǎnzhòng
选中
quarterback
sìfēnwèi
四分卫
Mendoza (player name)
Ménduōsà
门多萨
。

NFL (National Football League)

xuǎnxiù dàhuì

to be held / to take place

Lāsīwéijiāsī

拉斯维加斯

the Raiders (NFL team)

tūxízhě duì

the first overall pick

dìyī shùnwèi

to select / to draft

Fernando (first name)

Fèiěrnánduō

Mendoza (player surname)

Ohio State University

Éhàiézhōu Lìdàxué

俄亥俄州立大学

in total / altogether

four (measure word for people)

player / athlete

the top 11 picks

qián shíyī shùnwèi

前十一顺位

(passive marker)

to be selected / drafted

HSK 2April 26

May Day / May 1st holiday
Wǔ Yī
五一
before / ahead of
qián
前
China
Zhōngguó
中国
southern China / the south
nánfāng
南方
to issue / to release
fābù
发布
heavy rain / downpour
bàoyǔ
暴雨
warning / early alert
yùjǐng
预警
。

meteorological / weather

department / authority

multiple / several

sì yuè èrshíliù rì

四月二十六日

to welcome / to experience

there exists / there is

shāntǐ huápō

HSK 2April 23

scientists / researchers
kēxuéjiā
科学家
in / at
zài
在
Sichuan (province in China)
Sìchuān
四川
in the mountains / mountain area
shān zhōng
山中
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
new / newly identified
xīn
新
green / green-colored
lǜsè
绿色
snake
shé
蛇
species
wùzhǒng
物种
。

scientists / researchers

Sichuan (province in China)

structural particle

mountain / mountains

in the middle of / among

discovered / found

a type of / a species of

new / newly identified

green / green-colored

DNA / genetic testing

testing / analysis

to prove / to confirm

is not / was not

common / frequently seen

snakes / species of snake

but rather / instead is

completely new / brand-new

HSK 2April 23

Japan
Rìběn
日本
northeastern part / northeast
dōngběi bù
东北部
wildfire / forest fire
yěhuǒ
野火
to spread
mànyán
蔓延
，
more than / over
chāoguò
超过
one thousand people
qiān rén
千人
(passive marker)
bèi
被
required / ordered
yāoqiú
要求
to evacuate
chèlí
撤离
。

Iwate Prefecture (Japan)

Yánshǒu xiàn

Otsuchi town (Japan)

broke out / occurred

one thousand people

(passive marker)

required / ordered

the fire / fire disaster

burned / destroyed by fire

seven (buildings)

exceeded / more than

HSK 2April 22

worldwide / global
quánqiú
全球
to welcome / to mark
yínglái
迎来
the 56th
dì wǔshíliù gè
第五十六个
Earth Day
Dìqiú Rì
地球日
，
everywhere / around the world
gè dì
各地
to hold / to organize
jǔbàn
举办
activities / events
huódòng
活动
to call on / to appeal for
hūyù
呼吁
to protect
bǎohù
保护
the environment
huánjìng
环境
。

sìyuè èrshíèr rì

四月二十二日

dì wǔshíliù gè

第五十六个

held / organized

calling on people

to pay attention to

environmental issues

huánjìng wèntí

sìyuè èrshíèr rì

四月二十二日

zuì zhòngyào de

environmental protection