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·HSK 6May 12

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to restructure / to reorganize
chóngzǔ
重组
partnership / cooperative relationship
hézuò guānxi
合作关系
，
to end / to terminate
zhōngzhǐ
终止
exclusive
dújiā
独家
cloud
yúnduān
云端
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
in
yú
于
late April
4 yuè xià xún
4月下旬
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to amend / to revise
xiūdìng
修订
partnership agreement
hézuò xiéyì
合作协议
，
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
will
jiāng
将
no longer
bù zài
不再
be bound by / be constrained to
shòu zhì yú
受制于
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)
Azure
Azure
exclusive
dújiā
独家
terms / clauses
tiáokuǎn
条款
。

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
cloud
yún
云
business / operations
yèwù
业务
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
63 percent
63%
63%
to / reaching
zhì
至
$20.03 billion
200.3 yì měiyuán
200.3亿美元
。

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
parent company
mǔ gōngsī
母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
，
Google Cloud
Gǔgē yún
谷歌云
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to surge / to jump sharply
měng zēng
猛增
63 percent
63%
63%
，
to reach
dádào
达到
$20.03 billion
200.3 yì měiyuán
200.3亿美元
。
enterprise / corporation
qǐyè
企业
toward / for
duì
对
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
(structural particle)
de
的
demand
xūqiú
需求
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
to rise steadily / to climb
pān shēng
攀升
，
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
Google Cloud
Gǔgē yún
谷歌云
operating profit
yùnyíng lìrùn
运营利润
three times / triple
sān bèi
三倍
compared to
yú
于
same period last year
qùnián tóngqī
去年同期
，
to reach
dádào
达到
$6.6 billion
66 yì měiyuán
66亿美元
。

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
人
，
saying that
chēng
称
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
already
yǐ
已
to replace / take the place of
qǔdài
取代
these
zhèxiē
这些
positions / posts
gǎngwèi
岗位
。

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
约
1,100
1100
1100
(measure word for people)
míng
名
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
，
accounting for
zhàn
占
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
(possessive particle)
de
的
approximately
yuē
约
one fifth
wǔ fēn zhī yī
五分之一
。
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
internal
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
grew by
zēngzhǎng le
增长了
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
600 percent
600%
600%
。

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
人
，
stating that / citing
chēng
称
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
already
yǐ
已
to replace / to take over
qǔdài
取代
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
job positions
gǎngwèi
岗位
。

cybersecurity company
wǎngluò ānquán gōngsī
网络安全公司
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
on / at
yú
于
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
约
20 percent
20%
20%
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
，
totaling / altogether
gòng
共
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
人
。
chief executive officer (CEO)
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
the company
gōngsī
公司
internal / within the company
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
600 percent
600%
600%
。

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to investigate / investigation
diàochá
调查
suspected / allegedly
yísì
疑似
via / through
jīngyóu
经由
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
to / toward
xiàng
向
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to smuggle / smuggling
zǒusī
走私
Nvidia (company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
case / incident
àn
案
。

the United States
Měiguó
美国
authorities / officials
dāngjú
当局
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to investigate / investigation
diàochá
调查
a case of
yī qǐ
一起
suspected / alleged
shèxián
涉嫌
through / via
tōngguò
通过
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
to / toward
xiàng
向
China
Zhōngguó
中国
illegally / unlawful
fēifǎ
非法
to transfer / to channel
shūsòng
输送
valued at
jiàzhí
价值
approximately
yuē
约
$2.5 billion
25 yì měiyuán
25亿美元
Nvidia (company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
(structural particle)
de
的
case / legal matter
ànjìàn
案件
。

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
and / with
yǔ
与
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
preliminary / initial
chūbù
初步
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
to manufacture
zhìzào
制造
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
and / with
yǔ
与
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
already
yǐ
已
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
preliminary / initial
chūbù
初步
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
by / from
yóu
由
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
for / to
wèi
为
Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
devices / equipment
shèbèi
设备
to manufacture on contract / foundry work
dàigōng
代工
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。
this
zhè
这
will be
jiāng shì
将是
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
contract manufacturing
dàigōng
代工
business / operations
yèwù
业务
up to now / so far
qìjīn
迄今
most important / most significant
zuì zhòngyào
最重要
(structural particle)
de
的
contract
hétong
合同
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to accelerate / to fast-track
jiākuài
加快
research and development
yánfā
研发
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
smartphone / mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
，
plans / is planning
jìhuà
计划
2027
2027 nián
2027年
first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to mass-produce / to begin mass production
liàngchǎn
量产
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
is currently (in the process of)
zhèngzài
正在
to accelerate / to fast-track
jiākuài
加快
its
qí
其
first / debut (product)
shǒu kuǎn
首款
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
(attributive particle)
de
的
R&D / development
yánfā
研发
，
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
is
shì
是
in
zài
在
2027
2027 nián
2027年
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
mass production
liàngchǎn
量产
，
compared to / earlier than
bǐ
比
previously / before
cǐqián
此前
expected / projected
yùjì de
预计的
timeline
shíjiān
时间
to move forward / ahead of schedule
tíqián
提前
approximately
yuē
约
one year
yī nián
一年
。

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)
iOS 27
iOS 27
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
user
yònghù
用户
to choose / to select
xuǎnzé
选择
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
model
móxíng
模型
to power / to drive
qūdòng
驱动
intelligent features
zhìnéng gōngnéng
智能功能
。

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
to plan / plans
jìhuà
计划
in / at
zài
在
iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)
iOS 27
iOS 27
in / within
zhōng
中
to open up
kāifàng
开放
Apple Intelligence (AI feature suite)
Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence
framework
kuàngjià
框架
，
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
user
yònghù
用户
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
Claude (AI assistant)
Claude
Claude
or
huò
或
Gemini (Google AI model)
Gemini
Gemini
and so on / etc.
děng
等
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
model
móxíng
模型
to set as
shè wéi
设为
default
mòrèn
默认
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
service
fúwù
服务
。

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
and / with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
computing power
suànlì
算力
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to lease / to rent
zūyòng
租用
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
located in
wèiyú
位于
Memphis (city in Tennessee, USA)
Mèngfēisī
孟菲斯
structural particle
de
的
Colossus 1 (data center name)
Colossus 1
Colossus 1
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
all / entire
quánbù
全部
computing power
suànlì
算力
，
in order to
yǐ
以
to meet / to satisfy
mǎnzú
满足
rapidly growing
kuàisù zēngzhǎng
快速增长
structural particle
de
的
user
yònghù
用户
demand / needs
xūqiú
需求
。

Harvard
Hāfó
哈佛
study / research
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
model
móxíng
模型
in
zài
在
emergency room / urgent care
jízhěn
急诊
diagnosis / to diagnose
zhěnduàn
诊断
in / among
zhōng
中
to outperform / to surpass
chāoyuè
超越
doctors / physicians
yīshēng
医生
。

Harvard
Hāfó
哈佛
medical school
yīxuéyuàn
医学院
to publish
fābiǎo
发表
structural particle
de
的
one / a (measure word for items)
yī xiàng
一项
study / research
yánjiū
研究
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
structural particle
de
的
o1 (OpenAI reasoning model)
o1
o1
reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
model
móxíng
模型
in
zài
在
emergency room
jízhěnshì
急诊室
triage / patient sorting
fēnzhěn
分诊
diagnosis
zhěnduàn
诊断
in / among
zhōng
中
structural particle
de
的
accuracy rate
zhǔnquèlǜ
准确率
higher than
gāoyú
高于
two (respectful measure word for people)
liǎng wèi
两位
experienced
jīngyàn fēngfù de
经验丰富的
internal medicine physicians
nèikē yīshēng
内科医生
。