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shēng huó
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Cuba
Gǔbā
古巴
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
major power outage
dà tíngdiàn
大停电
，
approximately
yuē
约
10 million people
yī qiān wàn rén
一千万人
to be affected
shòu yǐngxiǎng
受影响
。

Cuba
Gǔbā
古巴
the largest
zuì dà de
最大的
power plant
fādiànchǎng
发电厂
to develop / to experience
chūxiàn
出现
malfunction / breakdown
gùzhàng
故障
，
to cause / leading to
dǎozhì
导致
the whole country
quánguó
全国
major power outage
dà tíngdiàn
大停电
，
approximately
yuē
约
10 million people
yī qiān wàn rén
一千万人
to lose
shīqù
失去
electricity / power supply
diànlì
电力
。
power outage
tíngdiàn
停电
lasted for
chíxù le
持续了
approximately
dàyuē
大约
29 hours
èrshíjiǔ gè xiǎoshí
二十九个小时
，
after that
zhīhòu
之后
power grid
diànwǎng
电网
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
gradually / step by step
zhúbù
逐步
to recover / return to normal
huīfù
恢复
。

March 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM

March 16th
sān yuè shíliù rì
三月十六日
，
Cuba
Gǔbā
古巴
occurred
fāshēng le
发生了
major power outage
dà tíngdiàn
大停电
。
the whole country
quánguó
全国
approximately
dàyuē
大约
10 million people
yī qiān wàn rén
一千万人
to not have
méiyǒu
没有
electricity
diàn
电
。
power outage
tíngdiàn
停电
is because
shì yīnwèi
是因为
one / a
yī gè
一个
large
dà
大
power plant
fādiànchǎng
发电厂
had a problem with
chū le
出了
problem
wèntí
问题
。
hospital
yīyuàn
医院
、
school
xuéxiào
学校
and
hé
和
at home
jiālǐ
家里
all
dōu
都
to not have
méiyǒu
没有
electricity
diàn
电
。
power outage
tíngdiàn
停电
lasted for
chíxù le
持续了
approximately
dàyuē
大约
29 hours
èrshíjiǔ gè xiǎoshí
二十九个小时
。
March 17th
sān yuè shíqī rì
三月十七日
，
power plant
diànchǎng
电厂
was repaired
xiū hǎo le
修好了
，
electricity / power supply
diànlì
电力
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to recover
huīfù
恢复
。

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Cuba Hit by Nationwide Blackout Leaving Millions Without Power

A fault at the Cuban power plant triggered a nationwide blackout affecting about 10 million people, which lasted roughly 29 hours before the grid was restored.

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Arsenal (football club)
Āsēnnà
阿森纳
to advance into / to push forward to
tǐnɡjìn
挺进
UEFA Champions League
Ōuɡuàn
欧冠
final / championship match
juésài
决赛
，
to face / to compete against
duìzhèn
对阵
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Bālí Shènɡ Rì'ěrmàn
巴黎圣日耳曼
。

Arsenal Reach Champions League Final to Face Paris Saint-Germain

NASA
Měiguó Hángtiānjú
美国航天局
Nancy Grace Roman (astronomer)
Nán Xī Gé Lěi Zī Luómàn
南希·格蕾丝·罗曼
space telescope
tàikōng wàngyuǎnjìng
太空望远镜
to launch
fāshè
发射
time / date
shíjiān
时间
moved up to / advanced to
tíqián zhì
提前至
September 2026
2026 nián 9 yuè
2026年9月
。

NASA Roman Space Telescope Launch Moved Up to September 2026

Novak Djokovic
Déyuē Kēwéiqí
德约科维奇
to advance / to qualify
jìnjí
晋级
French Open / Roland Garros
Fǎwǎng
法网
third round
dì sān lún
第三轮
，
will
jiāng
将
to face / to take on (in competition)
yíngzhàn
迎战
19-year-old
19 suì
19岁
structural particle
de
的
Joao Fonseca
Fēngsāikǎ
丰塞卡
。

Djokovic Reaches Roland Garros Round Three to Face 19-Year-Old Fonseca

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
May
wǔyuè
五月
temperature / air temperature
qìwēn
气温
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
two days
liǎng tiān
两天
to break (a record)
pò
破
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
。

UK May Temperature Record Broken for Two Consecutive Days