·HSK 5

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

this case / the lawsuit

yī àn

一案

to testify in court

chūtíng zuòzhèng

出庭作证

。

May 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Elon Musk

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

suing / versus (legal)

sù

诉

OpenAI (AI company)

OpenAI

case / lawsuit

àn

案

the third week

dì sān zhōu

第三周

on / at (formal)

yú

于

May 11th

wǔ yuè shí yī rì

五月十一日

at / in

zài

在

the United States

Měiguó

美国

California (US state)

Jiālìfúníyǎ zhōu

加利福尼亚州

Oakland

Àokèlán

奥克兰

federal court

liánbāng fǎyuàn

联邦法院

to open court / to begin proceedings

kāitíng

开庭

。

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

to testify in court

chūtíng zuòzhèng

出庭作证

，

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

Elon Musk

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

never / at no time

cónglái wèi

从未

regarding / about

jiù

就

Microsoft

Wēiruǎn

微软

toward / regarding

duì

对

OpenAI (AI company)

OpenAI

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

investment

tóuzī

投资

to him / to this person

xiàng qí

向其

to express / to voice

biǎodá

表达

(experiential particle: ever done)

guò

过

any / any kind of

rènhé

任何

objection / disagreement

yìyì

异议

。

Nadella

Nàdélā

纳德拉

in court / during the hearing

zài tíng shàng

在庭上

for / in support of

wèi

为

OpenAI (AI company)

OpenAI

to transition into / to restructure as

zhuǎnxíng wéi

转型为

for-profit

yínglì xìng

营利性

organization / entity

jīgòu

机构

conducted / carried out

jìnxíngle

进行了

defense / justification

biànhù

辩护

，

stating / saying (formal)

chēng

称

if without / without which

ruò wú

若无

commercial funding structure

shāngyè rónɡzī jiégòu

商业融资结构

，

OpenAI (AI company)

OpenAI

would find it difficult to

jiāng nányǐ

将难以

to achieve / to realize

shíxiàn

实现

its (formal pronoun)

qí

其

ambitious / grand-scale

hóngdà de

宏大的

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

人工智能

goal / objective

mùbiāo

目标

。

he / him

tā

他

also / in addition

hái

还

to reveal / to disclose

tòulù

透露

，

at the time of / when

zài

在

the year 2022

2022 nián

2022年

Microsoft

Wēiruǎn

微软

to add to / to increase (investment)

zhuījiā

追加

$10 billion

100 yì měiyuán

100亿美元

investment

tóuzī

投资

before / prior to

zhīqián

之前

，

he / him

tā

他

once / had (past tense marker)

céng zài

曾在

in an internal email

nèibù yóujiàn zhōng

内部邮件中

to worry / to be concerned about

dānyōu

担忧

Microsoft

Wēiruǎn

微软

possibly / may

kěnéng

可能

to be reduced to / to become

lún wéi

沦为

the next one

xià yī gè

下一个

IBM (technology company)

IBM

。

Elon Musk

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

in / during

zài

在

lawsuit / litigation

sùsòng

诉讼

in / within

zhōng

中

to accuse / to allege

zhǐkòng

指控

OpenAI (AI company)

OpenAI

to abandon / to betray

bèiqì

背弃

(completed action particle)

了

to remain / to maintain

bǎochí

保持

non-profit

fēi yínglì xìng

非营利性

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

promise / commitment

chéngnuò

承诺

。

regarding / related to

yǒuguān

有关

the year 2023

2023 nián

2023年

OpenAI (AI company)

OpenAI

chief executive officer / CEO

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

Altman (Sam Altman)

Àoěrtèmàn

奥尔特曼

to be briefly dismissed / to be temporarily removed from office

bèi duǎnzàn bǎimiǎn

被短暂罢免

this matter / the said event

yī shì

一事

，

Nadella

Nàdélā

纳德拉

to describe / to characterize

xíngróng

形容

the whole matter / the entire affair

zhěng jiàn shì

整件事

handling / management

chǔlǐ

处理

(complement particle)

得

extremely amateurish / highly unprofessional

jíwéi yèyú

极为业余

。

Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO)

Àoěrtèmàn

奥尔特曼

is expected to / is scheduled to

yùjì

预计

on / at (formal)

yú

于

this week

běn zhōu

本周

to begin / to start

kāishǐ

开始

to testify in court

chūtíng zuòzhèng

出庭作证

。

New Words

sùsòng

诉讼

lawsuit; litigation

liánbāng fǎyuàn

联邦法院

federal court

shǒuxí zhíxíng guān

首席执行官

chief executive officer (CEO)

tóuzī

投资

investment

yínglì xìng

营利性

for-profit; commercial

fēi yínglì xìng

非营利性

non-profit

chéngnuò

承诺

promise; commitment

bèiqì

背弃

to abandon; to betray

yèyú

业余

amateurish; unprofessional

chūtíng zuòzhèng

出庭作证

to testify in court

News in English

Science & Technology

Microsoft CEO Nadella Testifies in Musk vs OpenAI Trial

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified on May 11th at federal court in Oakland regarding the Elon Musk lawsuit against OpenAI.

In the third week of May, specifically on May 11th, in the federal court of Oakland, California in the United States, court proceedings opened in the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI.

Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, testified in court. He stated that Elon Musk never expressed any objection to Microsoft's investment in OpenAI to him.

In court, Nadella defended OpenAI's transition into a for-profit organization, arguing that without a commercial funding structure, OpenAI would find it difficult to achieve its ambitious artificial intelligence goals.

He also disclosed that in 2022, before Microsoft's additional $10 billion investment in OpenAI, he had been concerned in an internal email that Microsoft might become the next IBM.

Musk, in the lawsuit, accused OpenAI of abandoning its promise to remain a non-profit organization.

Regarding the 2023 incident when OpenAI CEO Altman was briefly dismissed, Nadella characterized the entire affair as being handled in an extremely amateurish manner.

Altman is expected to testify in court beginning this week.

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Microsoft CEO Nadella Testifies in Musk vs OpenAI Trial

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Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
with / and
yǔ
与
Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to reach / to conclude (a deal)
dáchéng
达成
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
contract manufacturing
dàigōng
代工
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to consider
kǎolǜ
考虑
will / to
jiāng
将
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
to postpone / to delay
tuīchí
推迟
until / to
zhì
至
the year 2027
2027 nián
2027年
。

Alibaba
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
Qwen
tōngyì
通义
Qwen
qiānwèn
千问
App
yìngyòng
应用
opens
kāifàng
开放
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
agent
zhìnéng tǐ
智能体
integration
jiērù
接入
。

New Words

News in English

Microsoft CEO Nadella Testifies in Musk vs OpenAI Trial

More in Science & Technology

Apple (company)Píngguǒ苹果with / andyǔ与Intel (chip company)Yīngtèěr英特尔to reach / to conclude (a deal)dáchéng达成chipxīnpiàn芯片contract manufacturingdàigōng代工agreementxiéyì协议。

OpenAI (AI company)OpenAIOpenAIto considerkǎolǜ考虑will / tojiāng将to go public / IPOshàngshì上市to postpone / to delaytuīchí推迟until / tozhì至the year 20272027 nián2027年。

AlibabaĀlǐbābā阿里巴巴Qwentōngyì通义Qwenqiānwèn千问Appyìngyòng应用openskāifàng开放third-partydì sān fāng第三方agentzhìnéng tǐ智能体integrationjiērù接入。

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
with / and
yǔ
与
Intel (chip company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to reach / to conclude (a deal)
dáchéng
达成
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
contract manufacturing
dàigōng
代工
agreement
xiéyì
协议
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to consider
kǎolǜ
考虑
will / to
jiāng
将
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
to postpone / to delay
tuīchí
推迟
until / to
zhì
至
the year 2027
2027 nián
2027年
。

Alibaba
Ālǐbābā
阿里巴巴
Qwen
tōngyì
通义
Qwen
qiānwèn
千问
App
yìngyòng
应用
opens
kāifàng
开放
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
agent
zhìnéng tǐ
智能体
integration
jiērù
接入
。