·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.

New Words

News in English

Microsoft CEO Nadella Testifies in Musk vs OpenAI Trial

More in Science & Technology

Honor
róngyao
荣耀
launches
tuīchū
推出
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
equipped with
pèizhì
配置
motorized
diàndòng
电动
gimbal
yúntái
云台
camera
shèxiàngtou
摄像头
。

domestically produced
guóchǎn
国产
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
CXMT memory chipmaker
CXMT
CXMT
surge
biāoshēng
飙升
500 percent
wǔbǎi percent
500%
become
chéng
成
domestic
guónèi
国内
market value
shìzhí
市值
highest
zuìgāo
最高
stock
gǔpiào
股票
。

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
。

New Words

News in English

Microsoft CEO Nadella Testifies in Musk vs OpenAI Trial

More in Science & Technology

Honorróngyao荣耀launchestuīchū推出robotjīqìrén机器人smartphoneshǒujī手机equipped withpèizhì配置motorizeddiàndòng电动gimbalyúntái云台camerashèxiàngtou摄像头。

domestically producedguóchǎn国产chipxīnpiàn芯片CXMT memory chipmakerCXMTCXMTsurgebiāoshēng飙升500 percentwǔbǎi percent500%becomechéng成domesticguónèi国内market valueshìzhí市值highestzuìgāo最高stockgǔpiào股票。

global / worldwidequánqiú全球semiconductorbàndǎotǐ半导体second quarter / Q2dì-èr jìdù第二季度sales revenuexiāoshòué销售额to set (a record)chuàng创all-time record highlìshǐ xīngāo历史新高。

Honor
róngyao
荣耀
launches
tuīchū
推出
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
equipped with
pèizhì
配置
motorized
diàndòng
电动
gimbal
yúntái
云台
camera
shèxiàngtou
摄像头
。

domestically produced
guóchǎn
国产
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
CXMT memory chipmaker
CXMT
CXMT
surge
biāoshēng
飙升
500 percent
wǔbǎi percent
500%
become
chéng
成
domestic
guónèi
国内
market value
shìzhí
市值
highest
zuìgāo
最高
stock
gǔpiào
股票
。

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
second quarter / Q2
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
sales revenue
xiāoshòué
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
。