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·HSK 3May 13

Adobe (software company)
Adobe
Adobe
in
zài
在
Acrobat (PDF software)
Acrobat
Acrobat
inside / within
zhōng
中
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant / agent
zhùshǒu
助手
。

Adobe (software company)
Adobe
Adobe
in
zài
在
Acrobat (PDF software)
Acrobat
Acrobat
inside
zhōng
中
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
new
xīn de
新的
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
assistant / agent
zhùshǒu
助手
，
user
yònghù
用户
can / to be able to
kěyǐ
可以
with
yǔ
与
PDF (document format)
PDF
PDF
to have a conversation
duìhuà
对话
。
this
zhège
这个
assistant / agent
zhùshǒu
助手
can also
hái néng
还能
automatically
zìdòng
自动
to generate
shēngchéng
生成
presentation slides
yǎnshì wéngǎo
演示文稿
and
hé
和
podcast
bōkè
播客
and so on / etc.
děng
等
content
nèiróng
内容
。

Qualcomm (chip company)
Gāotōng
高通
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to plunge / to crash
bàodiē
暴跌
13 percent
13%
13%
，
to lead / to spearhead
yǐnlǐng
引领
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
sector / segment
bǎnkuài
板块
across-the-board / comprehensive
quánmiàn
全面
pullback / correction
huídiào
回调
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
data / figures
shùjù
数据
above expectations
chāo yùqī
超预期
compounded by / combined with
diéjiā
叠加
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
collapse / breakdown
pòliè
破裂
concern / anxiety
yōulǜ
忧虑
，
to trigger
chùfā
触发
chip stocks
xīnpiàn gǔ
芯片股
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
selloff / dumping of shares
pāoshòu
抛售
，
Qualcomm (chip company)
Gāotōng
高通
to lead the decline
lǐngdiē
领跌
，
decline / drop
diēfú
跌幅
reaching / amounting to
dá
达
13 percent
13%
13%
。

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
stock market
gǔshì
股市
total market capitalization
zǒng shìzhí
总市值
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$4.47 trillion
4.47 wànyì měiyuán
4.47万亿美元
，
to rank among / to enter the ranks of
jīshēn
跻身
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
sixth largest
dì liù dà
第六大
stock market
gǔpiào shìchǎng
股票市场
。

driven by / due to
shòu
受
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
related / connected
xiāngguān
相关
demand
xūqiú
需求
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
，
Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
stock market
gǔshì
股市
total market capitalization
zǒng shìzhí
总市值
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
$4.47 trillion
4.47 wànyì měiyuán
4.47万亿美元
，
to overtake / to surpass
chāoyuè
超越
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
、
Germany
Déguó
德国
and others / etc.
děng
等
major economies
zhǔyào jīngtǐ
主要经济体
，
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
sixth largest
dì liù dà
第六大
stock market
gǔpiào shìchǎng
股票市场
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Nadella (Satya Nadella)
Nàdélā
纳德拉
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
Musk (Elon Musk)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
versus / suing (legal)
sù
诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
case / lawsuit
àn
案
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO)
Sàtíyǎ Nàdélā
萨蒂亚·纳德拉
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
May 11th
wǔ yuè shí yī rì
五月十一日
at / in
zài
在
Oakland (city in California)
Àokèlán
奥克兰
federal court
liánbāng fǎyuàn
联邦法院
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to sue / to bring a lawsuit against
qǐsù
起诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
this case / the lawsuit
yī àn
一案
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to stop / to prevent
zǔzhǐ
阻止
hacker(s)
hēikè
黑客
to exploit / to make use of
lìyòng
利用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to develop
kāifā
开发
two-factor authentication
shuāngchóng rènzhèng
双重认证
security vulnerability / exploit
lòudòng
漏洞
。

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
one / a (measure word + noun)
yī gè
一个
unknown / unidentified
wèizhī
未知
threat actor
wēixié
威胁
to use / to employ
shǐyòng
使用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to create / to manufacture
zhìzào
制造
zero-day exploit
líng rì lòudòng
零日漏洞
，
to attempt / to try to
shìtú
试图
to bypass / to circumvent
ràoguò
绕过
two-factor authentication
shuāngchóng rènzhèng
双重认证
system
xìtǒng
系统
。
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
subsequently / thereafter
suíhòu
随后
with / and
yǔ
与
the said / that (referring to something mentioned)
gāi
该
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
vendor / supplier
gōngyìngshāng
供应商
to cooperate / to work together
hézuò
合作
，
quietly / in a low-key manner
qiāoqiāo
悄悄
to patch / to fix (a flaw)
xiūbǔ
修补
(completed action particle)
le
了
this vulnerability / the said exploit
gāi lòudòng
该漏洞
。

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 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%
。

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%
。

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
。