the United StatesMěiguó美国to host / to chairzhǔchí主持IsraelYǐsèliè以色列and / withyǔ与LebanonLíbānèn黎巴嫩in the past thirty years / for the first time in thirty yearssānshí nián lái三十年来for the first timeshǒucì首次direct / face-to-facezhíjiē直接diplomatic / diplomacywàijiāo外交talks / negotiationstánpàn谈判。
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
in the past thirty years / for the first time in thirty years
sānshí nián lái
三十年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic / diplomacy
wàijiāo
外交
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Secretary of State
guówùqīng
国务卿
Rubio (Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State)
Lǔ Bǐào
鲁比奥
will / is set to
jiāng
将
on / at
yú
于
April 15
4 yuè 15 rì
4月15日
at
zài
在
the State Department
guówùyuàn
国务院
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
structural particle
de
的
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
this
zhè
这
is / marks
shì
是
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
since
zì
自
1993
1993 nián
1993年
since (a past time)
yǐlái
以来
structural particle
de
的
first / first time
shǒucì
首次
direct
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
dialogue / talks
duìhuà
对话
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to center on / to revolve around
wéirào
围绕
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
northern / the north
běibù
北部
border / frontier
biānjìng
边境
security / safety
ānquán
安全
and
hé
和
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
armed forces / weaponry
wǔzhuāng
武装
issue / question
wèntí
问题
to unfold / to be conducted around
zhǎnkāi
展开
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
position / stance
lìchǎng
立场
divergence / disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
deep / profound
shēnkè
深刻
April 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Secretary of State
guówùqīng
国务卿
Rubio (Marco Rubio)
Lǔ Bǐào
鲁比奥
scheduled for / set to take place on
dìngyú
定于
April 15
4 yuè 15 rì
4月15日
at
zài
在
the State Department
guówùyuàn
国务院
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
structural particle
de
的
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
this
zhè
这
is / marks
shì
是
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
since
zì
自
1993
1993 nián
1993年
since (a past time)
yǐlái
以来
structural particle
de
的
first / first time ever
shǒucì
首次
direct
zhíjiē
直接
dialogue / talks
duìhuà
对话
marking / representing a milestone
biāozhì zhe
标志着
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
mediation / diplomatic maneuvering
wòxuán
斡旋
structural particle
de
的
important / significant
zhòngyào
重要
progress / development
jìnzhǎn
进展
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
Leiter (Yechiel Leiter, Israeli ambassador to the US)
Lái Tèěr
莱特尔
and / with
yǔ
与
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
Hamadeh (Nada Hamadeh, Lebanese ambassador to the US)
Hā Mǎdé
哈马德
will
jiāng
将
respectively / separately
fēnbié
分别
to represent
dàibiǎo
代表
their respective countries
běnguó
本国
to attend / to be present at
chūxí
出席
this time / this particular
cǐ cì
此次
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
core / central
héxīn
核心
agenda item / topic
yìtí
议题
to involve / to cover
shèjí
涉及
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
northern
běibù
北部
border / frontier
biānjìng
边境
security
ānquán
安全
and / as well as
jí
及
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
within the territory / inside the country
jìngnèi
境内
armed groups / weaponry
wǔzhuāng
武装
forces / strength
lìliàng
力量
structural particle
de
的
withdrawal / to withdraw
chèlí
撤离
issue / question
wèntí
问题
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to insist on / to maintain
jiānchí
坚持
to demand / to require
yāoqiú
要求
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
to disarm / to remove
jiěchú
解除
weapons / armaments
wǔzhuāng
武装
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
on the other hand / whereas
zé
则
to hope for / to seek
xīwàng
希望
as a priority / first
yōuxiān
优先
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement
xiéyì
协议
this time / this round of
cǐ cì
此次
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
is / forms
shì
是
Trump (Donald Trump, US President)
Tè Lǎng Pǔ
特朗普
administration / government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to coordinate / to manage
xiétiáo
协调
overall / the broader
zhěngtǐ
整体
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / landscape
júshì
局势
effort / endeavor
nǔlì
努力
structural particle
de
的
important / key
zhòngyào
重要
component / integral part
zǔchéng bùfen
组成部分
alongside / together with
yǔ
与
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
process / track
jìnchéng
进程
to advance in parallel / to proceed simultaneously
píngxíng tuījìn
平行推进
analysts / experts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
due to / because of
yóuyú
由于
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
core / fundamental
héxīn
核心
position / stance
lìchǎng
立场
far apart / deeply divergent
xiāngjù shèn yuǎn
相距甚远
in the short term / in the near future
duǎnqī nèi
短期内
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
substantive / meaningful
shízhìxìng
实质性
agreement
xiéyì
协议
structural particle
de
的
prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
still / nevertheless
yīrán
依然
limited / constrained
yǒuxiàn
有限
New Words
guójì
国际
international
jìshù
技术
technology
shìchǎng
市场
market
jīngjì
经济
economy
fāzhǎn
发展
development
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact
quánqiú
全球
global
tiáojiàn
条件
conditions
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