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·HSK 5April 5

European-Chinese
Ōu Zhōng
欧中
jointly / in collaboration
liánhé
联合
to develop / to design and build
yánzhì
研制
(modifying particle)
de
SMILE (satellite mission name)
SMILE
SMILE
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
April 9
sìyuè jiǔ rì
四月九日
to launch
fāshè
发射
to lift off
shēngkōng
升空

by
yóu
European Space Agency (ESA)
Ōuzhōu Hángtiānjú
欧洲航天局
and / with
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn
中国科学院
jointly
liánhé
联合
developed
yánzhì
研制
(modifying particle)
de
SMILE satellite
SMILE
SMILE
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
April 9
sìyuè jiǔ rì
四月九日
from
cóng
French Guiana
Fǎshǔ Guīyànà
法属圭亚那
to launch
fāshè
发射
this
cǐcì
此次
mission
rènwù
任务
aims to / is intended to
zhǐzài
旨在
to use / to leverage
lìyòng
利用
X-ray
X shèxiàn
X射线
and
ultraviolet
zǐwài
紫外
camera
xiāngjī
相机
to study
yánjiū
研究
Earth
dìqiú
地球
magnetosphere
cícéng
磁层
in response to
duì
solar wind
tàiyángfēng
太阳风
(modifying particle)
de
response / reaction
xiǎngyìng
响应

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in March
sānyuè fèn
三月份
daily
měirì
每日
AI
AI
AI
tokens
cíyuán
词元
usage volume
yòngliàng
用量
surpassed
tūpò
突破
140 trillion
yī bǎi sìshí wànyì
一百四十万亿

according to
industry data
hángyè shùjù
行业数据
China
Zhōngguó
中国
in March
sānyuè fèn
三月份
daily
měirì
每日
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
tokens
cíyuán
词元
usage
yòngliàng
用量
already
surpassed
tūpò
突破
140 trillion
yī bǎi sìshí wànyì
一百四十万亿
this growth
zhè yī zēngzhǎng
这一增长
is mainly driven by
zhǔyào yuányú
主要源于
large language models
dà yǔyán móxíng
大语言模型
in
zài
consumer
xiāofèi
消费
enterprise
qǐyè
企业
and
government services
zhèngwù
政务
sectors
lǐngyù
领域
(possessive particle)
de
widespread deployment
guǎngfàn bùshǔ
广泛部署

tariff
guānshuì
关税
panic
kǒnghuāng
恐慌
to hit / to strike
xíjī
袭击
tech stocks
kējì gǔ
科技股
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
single-day
dān rì
单日
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
to evaporate / to lose
zhēngfā
蒸发
exceeding / more than
$250 billion
liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi yì měiyuán
2500亿美元

affected by
shòu
United States
Měiguó
美国
large-scale / significant
dàfú
大幅
tariff
guānshuì
关税
policy
zhèngcè
政策
shock / blow
chōngjī
冲击
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
stock price
gǔjià
股价
on
zài
April 3
sì yuè sān rì
4月3日
to plunge sharply
bàodiē
暴跌
exceeding
9 percent
bǎifēnzhī jiǔ
9%
single-day
dān rì
单日
market capitalization
shìzhí
市值
losses
sǔnshī
损失
exceeding
chāoguò
超过
$250 billion
liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi yì měiyuán
2500亿美元
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
if
ruò
tariff
guānshuì
关税
continues to
chíxù
持续
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction
jiànshè
建设
cost
chéngběn
成本
to rise
shàngshēng
上升
will
jiāng
to constrain
zhìyuē
制约
toward
duì
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
possessive particle
de
demand
xūqiú
需求

Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
India
Yìndù
印度
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
production output
chǎnliàng
产量
to account for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
one quarter
sì fēn zhī yī
四分之一
plans to
jìhuà
计划
before year-end
nián dǐ qián
年底前
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to expand production
kuòchǎn
扩产

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
in
zài
India
Yìndù
印度
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
possessive particle
de
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
currently
mùqián
目前
already
to account for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
production output
chǎnliàng
产量
approximately
yuē
25 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ
25%
last year
qùnián
去年
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth rate
zēngfú
增幅
reaching
53 percent
wǔshísān bǎifēnbǐ
53%
in order to
wèi
to avoid / to circumvent
guībì
规避
heavy / high-rate
gāo é
高额
tariff
guānshuì
关税
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
plans
jìhuà
计划
by
zài
before the end of 2026
èr líng èr liù nián dǐ qián
2026年底前
will
jiāng
the majority of
dà bùfen
大部分
for the US market
gōng Měi
供美
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
possessive particle
de
assembly work
zǔzhuāng gōngzuò
组装工作
to transfer to
zhuǎnyí zhì
转移至
India
Yìndù
印度

United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
iPhone (smartphone by Apple)
iPhone
iPhone
to worry
dānxīn
担心
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
prices
jiàgé
价格

many
hěnduō
很多
Americans
Měiguórén
美国人
to go
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
store
méndiàn
门店
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
tariff
guānshuì
关税
implemented
shíshī
实施
after
hòu
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
price
jiàgé
价格
may
kěnéng
可能
rise to
zhǎng dào
涨到
2,300 US dollars
2300 měiyuán
2300美元

Artemis
Āěrtuòmísī
阿尔忒弥斯
No. 2 mission
èr hào
二号
astronaut
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
from
cóng
outer space
tàikōng
太空
to photograph
pāixià
拍下
Earth
dìqiú
地球
photographs
zhàopiàn
照片

NASA
Měiguó Hángtiānjú
美国航天局
to announce
gōngbù
公布
completion marker
le
Artemis
Āěrtuòmísī
阿尔忒弥斯
No. 2
èr hào
二号
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
interior
nèibù
内部
to photograph
pāishè
拍摄
particle
de
first batch
shǒupī
首批
photographs
zhàopiàn
照片
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
on board
shàng
particle
de
four
sì míng
四名
astronauts
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
currently
zhèng
flying toward
fēiwǎng
飞往
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
will
jiāng
on
April 11
4 yuè 11 rì
4月11日
to return
fǎnhuí
返回
Earth
dìqiú
地球

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to launch
fāshè
发射
(completion particle)
le
29 (satellites)
èrshíjiǔ kē
二十九颗
new
xīn
satellite
wèixīng
卫星

April 4th
sì yuè sì rì
四月四日
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to launch
fāshè
发射
(completion particle)
le
29 (satellites)
èrshíjiǔ kē
二十九颗
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
this
zhè
is
shì
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
largest
zuìdà
最大
(particle)
de
one time / a single mission
yīcì
一次
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
launch
fāshè
发射
mission / task
rènwù
任务

Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Starship (SpaceX rocket)
xīngjiàn
星舰
V3 (third version of the rocket)
V3
V3
maiden flight / first test flight
shǒufēi
首飞
to delay / to postpone
tuīchí
推迟
expected to / projected to
yùjì
预计
May
wǔyuè
五月
to launch / to fire
fāshè
发射

April 3rd (the date)
sì yuè sān rì
四月三日
SpaceX (space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Starship
xīngjiàn
星舰
V3 (version 3)
V3
V3
for the first time / maiden
shǒucì
首次
flight
fēixíng
飞行
test / testing
cèshì
测试
will (future marker)
jiāng
to delay / to postpone
tuīchí
推迟
four to six weeks
sì zhì liù zhōu
四至六周
expected to
yùjì
预计
in / during
zài
early May
wǔ yuè chū
五月初
to carry out / to take place
jìnxíng
进行
V3 (version 3)
V3
V3
version
bǎnběn
版本
to be equipped with / to carry
dāzài
搭载
(completion particle)
le
comprehensive / full
quánmiàn
全面
upgraded / to upgrade
shēngjí
升级
(attributive particle)
de
Raptor 3 (engine model)
Měngqín sān
猛禽3
engine / motor
fādòng jī
发动机
expected to / with hope of
yǒuwàng
有望
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to improve / to increase
tíshēng
提升
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
(attributive particle)
de
payload / load capacity
zàihé
载荷
capability / capacity
nénglì
能力
and
reliability
kěkàoxìng
可靠性

Meta (social media and AI company)
Meta
Meta
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
new
xīn
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
Llama 4 Maverick (open-source AI model by Meta)
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick

Meta (social media and AI company)
Meta
Meta
recently
jìnrì
近日
to release
fābù
发布
(completion marker)
le
latest / most recent
zuìxīn
最新
(structural particle)
de
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
Llama 4 Maverick (open-source AI model)
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick
this
zhège
这个
model
móxíng
模型
has
yǒu
400 billion
4000亿
4000亿
(measure word)
parameters
cānshù
参数
is
shì
currently
mùqián
目前
the most powerful
zuì qiángdà
最强大
(structural particle)
de
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
model
móxíng
模型
one of
zhīyī
之一
all
suǒyǒu
所有
developers
kāifāzhě
开发者
all / both
dōu
can
kěyǐ
可以
for free
miǎnfèi
免费
to use
shǐyòng
使用

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to release / to announce
fābù
发布
three models
sān kuǎn
三款
internally developed / proprietary
zì yán
自研
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
to accelerate
jiāsù
加速
to break free from / to reduce reliance on
bǎituō
摆脱
on / toward
duì
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
(possessive particle)
de
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
on (date) / at
April 3
4 yuè 3 rì
4月3日
on / at
zài
its
Azure AI Foundry (Microsoft AI platform)
Azure AI Foundry
Azure AI Foundry
platform
píngtái
平台
on
shàng
to release
fābù
发布
(completion marker)
le
three models
sān kuǎn
三款
internally developed
zì yán
自研
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
AI model
móxíng
模型
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
marks / signals
biāozhìzhe
标志着
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
in
zài
to reduce / to lower
jiànglów
降低
toward / on
duì
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
dependence
yīlài
依赖
in terms of / aspect
fāngmiàn
方面
to take (a step)
màichū
迈出
(completion marker)
le
important
zhòngyào
重要
one step
yī bù
一步