commerce
shāng yè
商业
US-Iran ceasefire
Měi Yī tínghuǒ
美伊停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
international oil prices
guójì yóujià
国际油价
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
as / along with
suízhe
随着
US-Iran ceasefire
Měi Yī tínghuǒ
美伊停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be mired in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / stalemate
jiāngjú
僵局
international oil prices
guójì yóujià
国际油价
on / at (formal)
yú
于
May 12th
wǔ yuè shí èr rì
五月十二日
to climb to / to surge to
pānshēng zhì
攀升至
$101 per barrel
měi tǒng 101 měiyuán
每桶101美元
to set (a record) / to reach (a new level)
chuàngxià
创下
a new four-year high
sì nián xīn gāo
四年新高
May 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
May 12th
wǔ yuè shí èr rì
五月十二日
West Texas Intermediate crude oil (WTI)
Xī Dékèsàsī zhōng zhì yuányóu
西德克萨斯中质原油
futures / futures contract
qīhuò
期货
price
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
3 percent
3%
3%
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$101 per barrel
měi tǒng 101 měiyuán
每桶101美元
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
also / likewise (formal)
yì
亦
to rise to / to climb to
shēng zhì
升至
$107 per barrel
měi tǒng 107 měiyuán
每桶107美元
this round of / the current
cǐ lún
此轮
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
is primarily driven by
zhǔyào shòu
主要受
US-Iran ceasefire
Měi Yī tínghuǒ
美伊停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to break down / to collapse
pòliè
破裂
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
US President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump (Donald Trump)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
stated / said (formal)
chēng
称
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
side / party
fāngmiàn
方面
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
response / reply
huíyìng
回应
is / was
shì
是
a piece of (measure word for flat objects)
yī zhāng
一张
a piece of trash / worthless paper
fèizhǐ
废纸
and hinted / and implied
bìng ànshì
并暗示
to resume / to restart
huīfù
恢复
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
military operations
jūnshì xíngdòng
军事行动
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
possibility / likelihood
kěnéngxìng
可能性
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
wàijiāo bù
外交部
on the other hand / however (contrastive)
zé
则
to insist / to maintain
jiānchí
坚持
its (formal pronoun)
qí
其
proposal / offer
tíàn
提案
reasonable / rational
hélǐ
合理
and / moreover (formal connector)
qiě
且
generous / magnanimous
kāngkǎi
慷慨
it is reported that / according to sources
jùxī
据悉
this proposal / the said proposal
gāi tíàn
该提案
to include / to contain
bāohán
包含
toward / regarding
duì
对
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
sovereignty
zhǔquán
主权
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
demand / requirement
yāoqiú
要求
oil prices
yóujià
油价
the continuous rise
de chíxù pānshēng
的持续攀升
has already caused / has already made
yǐ lìng
已令
the United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
this year
jīnnián
今年
extra / additional
éwài
额外
to bear / to shoulder
chéngdān
承担
(completed action particle)
le
了
$37 billion
370 yì měiyuán
370亿美元
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
expenditure / spending
zhīchū
支出
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
Monday
zhōuyī
周一
to propose / to suggest
tíyì
提议
to suspend / to temporarily halt
zànting
暂停
federal
liánbāng
联邦
gasoline tax / fuel tax
rányóu shuì
燃油税
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to ease / to alleviate
huǎnjiě
缓解
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
fuel / gasoline
rányóu
燃油
price
jiàgé
价格
pressure / burden
yālì
压力
but this move / however this action
dàn cǐ jǔ
但此举
requires obtaining
xū huò
需获
Congress
guóhuì
国会
approval / authorization
pīzhǔn
批准
market(s)
shìchǎng
市场
analysts
fēnxī shī
分析师
to warn / to caution
jǐnggào
警告
if / should (formal conditional)
ruò
若
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
again / once more
zàidù
再度
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
energy
néngyuán
能源
supply
gōngyìng
供应
may / could potentially (formal)
huò jiāng
或将
further / to a greater extent
jìn yī bù
进一步
to tighten / to constrain
shōujǐn
收紧