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shēng huó
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New York
Niǔyuē
纽约
Long Island
Cháng Dǎo
长岛
railway / railroad
tiělù
铁路
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
train
lièchē
列车
Tuesday
zhōuèr
周二
to resume
huīfù
恢复
operations / service
yùnyíng
运营

New York
Niǔyuē
纽约
Long Island
Cháng Dǎo
长岛
railway / railroad
tiělù
铁路
workers
gōngrén
工人
and / with
authorities / management
dāngjú
当局
to reach (an agreement)
dáchéng
达成
agreement
xiéyì
协议
strike
bàgōng
罢工
to announce / to declare
xuāngào
宣告
to end
jiéshù
结束

May 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM

New York
Niǔyuē
纽约
Long Island
Cháng Dǎo
长岛
railway / railroad
tiělù
铁路
strike / work stoppage
bàgōng
罢工
to end
jiéshù
结束
sentence-final particle (completed action)
le
workers
gōngrén
工人
and
MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
MTA
MTA
Monday
zhōuyī
周一
to reach (an agreement)
dáchéng
达成
particle (completed action)
le
agreement
xiéyì
协议
this time
zhècì
这次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
from
cóng
Saturday
zhōuliù
周六
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
approximately / about
dàyuē
大约
250,000
25 wàn
25万
people
rén
unable to / cannot
wúfǎ
无法
to take / to ride
zuò
train
huǒchē
火车
to go to work
shàngbān
上班
this is
zhè shì
这是
Long Island
Cháng Dǎo
长岛
railway
tiělù
铁路
since
the year 1994
1994 nián
1994年
since (a past time)
yǐlái
以来
the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
strike
bàgōng
罢工
workers
gōngrén
工人
to demand / to request
yāoqiú
要求
a pay raise
jiāxīn
加薪
because
yīnwèi
因为
life / living
shēnghuó
生活
costs / expenses
fèiyòng
费用
very high
hěn gāo
很高
Tuesday
zhōuèr
周二
some / partial
bùfen
部分
train
lièchē
列车
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to operate / to run
yùnxíng
运行
evening
wǎnshang
晚上
all
suǒyǒu
所有
train
lièchē
列车
to resume
huīfù
恢复
normal
zhèngcháng
正常
service
fúwù
服务

New Words

gōngyòng shìyè
公用事业
public utility
bìnggòu
并购
merger and acquisition
diànlì
电力
electricity
shēngchǎnshāng
生产商
producer
gǔfèn
股份
shares
gǔdōng
股东
shareholder
bǔcháng
补偿
compensation
pǐnpái
品牌
brand
jiāngǎn
监管
regulatory
pīzhǔn
批准
approval

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Long Island Rail Road Strike Ends as Workers and MTA Reach Deal, Service to Resume Tuesday

Workers on the Long Island Rail Road reached a deal with the MTA on Monday, ending a strike that shut down service for hundreds of thousands of commuters. Limited service will resume Tuesday, May 19.

Two major U.S. power companies, NextEra and Dominion, announced a merger with a transaction value reaching $67 billion.

This is the largest public utility merger and acquisition case in U.S. history.

After the merger, the new company will become the largest electricity producer across the United States.

Under the agreement, NextEra will hold 74.5 percent of the merged company's shares.

Dominion shareholders will receive the remaining 25.5 percent in shares and cash compensation.

Both parties stated that after the merger, they will retain the Dominion brand in Virginia.

NextEra committed to retaining all Dominion employees within 18 months of completing the merger.

Additionally, Virginia customers will receive $1.778 billion in bill credits within two years after the merger.

This transaction is expected to be completed in 2027, pending shareholder and regulatory authority approval.

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Āsēnnà
阿森纳
to advance into / to push forward to
tǐnɡjìn
挺进
UEFA Champions League
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欧冠
final / championship match
juésài
决赛
to face / to compete against
duìzhèn
对阵
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
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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
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2026 nián 9 yuè
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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
to face / to take on (in competition)
yíngzhàn
迎战
19-year-old
19 suì
19岁
structural particle
de
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Fēngsāikǎ
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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)
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录

UK May Temperature Record Broken for Two Consecutive Days