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kē jì
科技
·HSK 4March 25

jury
péishěntuán
陪审团
to rule / to find liable
cáidìng
裁定
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
and
YouTube (video platform)
YouTube
YouTube
in
zài
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
addiction
chéngyǐn
成瘾
lawsuit
sùsòng
诉讼
in
zhōng
to bear liability for
fùyǒu
负有
negligence
guòshī
过失

Los Angeles
Luòshānjī
洛杉矶
a / one
jury
péishěntuán
陪审团
to rule / to find liable
cáidìng
裁定
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
and
YouTube (video platform)
YouTube
YouTube
in
zài
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
addiction
chéngyǐn
成瘾
case / lawsuit
àn
in
zhōng
to bear liability for
fùyǒu
负有
responsibility / liability
zérèn
责任
to order (legally)
pànlìng
判令
both
liǎng
company
gōngsī
公司
altogether
gòng
to pay compensation
péicháng
赔偿
approximately $6 million
yuē liùbǎi wàn měiyuán
约600万美元
this case
cǐ àn
此案
may possibly
huò jiāng
或将
to influence / to affect
yǐngxiǎng
影响
more than 2,000 cases
yú liǎngqiān qǐ
逾两千起
targeting
zhēnduì
针对
technology companies
kējì gōngsī
科技公司
adjectival particle
de
similar
lèisì
类似
lawsuits
sùsòng
诉讼

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately / about
yuē
700 people
qī bǎi rén
七百人
to involve / affecting
shèjí
涉及
multiple / several
duō gè
多个
department / division
bùmén
部门

March 25, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 25 rì
2026年3月25日
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately / about
yuē
700 people
qī bǎi rén
七百人
to involve / affecting
shèjí
涉及
Reality Labs (Meta VR division)
Reality Labs
Reality Labs
recruiting / HR
zhāopìn
招聘
and
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
and so on / etc.
děng
department / division
bùmén
部门
this is
zhè shì
这是
Meta
Meta
Meta
this year
jīnnián
今年
structural particle
de
the third time
dì sān cì
第三次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
company
gōngsī
公司
currently / in the process of
zhèng
object marker particle
large amount of / significant
dàliàng
大量
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
to invest in / to pour into
tóurù
投入
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能

Cisco
Sīkē
思科
at
zài
RSA 2026 (cybersecurity conference)
RSA 2026
RSA 2026
conference
dàhuì
大会
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
targeting / aimed at
zhēnduì
针对
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
agent
dàilǐ
代理
attributive particle
de
security framework
ānquán kuàngjià
安全框架
DefenseClaw (security framework)
DefenseClaw
DefenseClaw

at
zài
RSA 2026 (cybersecurity conference)
RSA 2026
RSA 2026
at the conference
dàhuì shàng
大会上
Cisco
Sīkē
思科
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
completed action particle
le
targeting
zhēnduì
针对
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
agent
dàilǐ
代理
attributive particle
de
security framework
ānquán kuàngjià
安全框架
DefenseClaw
DefenseClaw
DefenseClaw
to integrate
zhěnghé
整合
multiple / various
duō zhǒng
多种
open-source
kāiyuán
开源
security tools
ānquán gōngjù
安全工具
furthermore / in addition
cǐwài
此外
Cisco
Sīkē
思科
also will
hái jiāng
还将
zero trust
líng xìnrèn
零信任
access
fǎngwèn
访问
mechanism
jīzhì
机制
to extend to
kuòzhǎn zhì
扩展至
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
agents
dàilǐ
代理
and launched
bìng tuīchū
并推出
AI Defense Explorer Edition
AI Defense Tànsuǒ Bǎn
AI Defense探索版
for
wèi
developers
kāifāzhě
开发者
to provide
tígōng
提供
security testing tools
ānquán cèshì gōngjù
安全测试工具

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to launch / to announce
tuīchū
推出
TurboQuant (AI compression algorithm)
TurboQuant
TurboQuant
algorithm
suànfǎ
算法
to claim / to assert
shēngchēng
声称
can / be able to
used to move object before verb
jiāng
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
memory / RAM
nèicún
内存
requirement / demand
xūqiú
需求
to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
six times
liù bèi
六倍

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
named / called
míng wéi
名为
TurboQuant (AI compression algorithm)
TurboQuant
TurboQuant
(structural particle)
de
compression
yāsuō
压缩
algorithm
suànfǎ
算法
to claim
shēngchēng
声称
under (certain conditions)
zài
without losing
bù sǔnshī
不损失
accuracy
zhǔnquèxìng
准确性
(structural particle)
de
on the premise of
qiántí xià
前提下
can
used to move object before verb
jiāng
large-scale
dàxíng
大型
language model
yǔyán móxíng
语言模型
(structural particle)
de
memory / RAM
nèicún
内存
requirement
xūqiú
需求
to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
six times
liù bèi
六倍
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
after / following
hòu
SK Hynix (South Korean memory chipmaker)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
and
Samsung (South Korean technology conglomerate)
Sānxīng
三星
stock price
gǔjià
股价
by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to drop / to fall
xiàdiē
下跌

Merck (US pharmaceutical company)
Mòkè
默克
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
at / for (price)
$6.7 billion
67 yì měiyuán
67亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Terns Pharmaceuticals (biotech company)
Terns Pharmaceuticals
Terns Pharmaceuticals

Merck company
Mòkè gōngsī
默克公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
at / for (price)
approximately
yuē
$6.7 billion
67 yì měiyuán
67亿美元
to acquire
shōugòu
收购
Terns Pharmaceuticals (biotech company)
Terns Pharmaceuticals
Terns Pharmaceuticals
to obtain / to acquire
huòqǔ
获取
its
leukemia
báixuèbìng
白血病
drug candidate
hòuxuǎn yàowù
候选药物
TERN-701 (oral leukemia drug candidate)
TERN-701
TERN-701
this / the current
cǐ cì
此次
merger and acquisition
bìnggòu
并购
aimed at
zhǐzài
旨在
to strengthen / to bolster
qiánghuà
强化
Merck
Mòkè
默克
structural particle
de
cancer
áizhèng
癌症
R&D / research and development
yánfā
研发
pipeline (pharmaceutical)
guǎnxiàn
管线
to address / to cope with
yǐ yìngduì
以应对
Keytruda (cancer immunotherapy drug)
Keytruda
Keytruda
patent
zhuānlì
专利
expiry / to expire
dàoqī
到期
structural particle
de
pressure / challenge
yālì
压力

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
top ten
shí dà
十大
science
kēxué
科学
advances / progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
list
míngdān
名单

China
Zhōngguó
中国
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
completed action particle
le
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
possessive particle
de
top ten
shí dà
十大
science
kēxué
科学
advances / progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
list
míngdān
名单
achievements / results
chéngguǒ
成果
come from
láizì
来自
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
medicine
yīxué
医学
and other fields
děng
multiple
duō gè
多个
scientific
kēxué
科学
fields / areas
lǐngyù
领域

China
Zhōngguó
中国
Hukeda-2 (Chinese experimental satellite)
Hǔkèdá èr hào
虎克达二号
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
in orbit
zài guǐ
在轨
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to complete
wánchéng
完成
first-ever
shǒucì
首次
fuel resupply / refueling
rányào bǔjǐ
燃料补给
experiment / test
shíyàn
实验

March 24
sānyuè èrshísì rì
三月二十四日
China
Zhōngguó
中国
Hukeda-2 experimental satellite
Hǔkèdá èr hào
虎克达二号
experimental satellite
shíyàn wèixīng
实验卫星
in orbit
zài guǐ
在轨
to complete
wánchéng
完成
completion particle
le
the first
shǒucì
首次
fuel resupply
rányào bǔjǐ
燃料补给
test
cèshì
测试
this satellite
gāi wèixīng
该卫星
to be equipped with
pèibèi
配备
completion particle
le
one (for elongated objects)
yītiáo
一条
octopus-tentacle-inspired
fǎng zhāngyú chùshǒu
仿章鱼触手
design
shèjì
设计
(modifying particle)
de
robotic arm
jīxiè bì
机械臂
can / is able to
kěyǐ
可以
flexible / agile
línghuó
灵活
to bend / to flex
wānqū
弯曲

study / research
yánjiū
研究
finds / discovers
fāxiàn
发现
gut
chángdào
肠道
bacteria
xìjūn
细菌
in / within
zhōng
hidden
yǐncáng
隐藏
(particle)
de
virus
bìngdú
病毒
may
kěnéng
可能
be linked to
colorectal cancer
jiézhícháng ái
结直肠癌
related
yǒuguān
有关

Denmark
Dānmài
丹麦
and
Australia
Àodàlìyà
澳大利亚
(particle)
de
research team
kēyán tuánduì
科研团队
discovered
fāxiàn
发现
a type of
yī zhǒng
一种
found
cúnzài
存在
in
gut
chángdào
肠道
bacteria
xìjūn
细菌
Bacteroides fragilis
cuìruò nǐgǎnjūn
脆弱拟杆菌
within
zhōng de
中的
unknown
wèizhī
未知
bacteriophage
shìjūntǐ
噬菌体
may
kěnéng
可能
be linked to
colorectal cancer
jiézhícháng ái
结直肠癌
related
yǒuguān
有关
research
yánjiū
研究
on
duì
877 (persons)
bābǎi qīshíqī míng
877名
participants
shòushìzhě
受试者
to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
(completed action particle)
le
analysis
fēnxī
分析
results
jiéguǒ
结果
showed
xiǎnshì
显示
patients
huànzhě
患者
inside the body
tǐnèi
体内
this
gāi
bacteriophage
shìjūntǐ
噬菌体
(particle)
de
levels
hánliàng
含量
significantly
míngxiǎn
明显
higher than
gāo yú
高于
healthy
jiànkāng
健康
population
rénqún
人群

Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
to expel / to drive out
qūzhú
驱逐
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
accusing him of
zhǐ qí
指其
to interfere in
gānshè
干涉
domestic affairs
nèizhèng
内政

March 24, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 24 rì
2026年3月24日
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
wàijiāo bù
外交部
announced / declared
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
stationed in Lebanon
zhù Lí
驻黎
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
to designate as
lièwéi
列为
persona non grata
bù shòu huānyíng de rén
不受欢迎的人
accusing
zhǐkòng
指控
him
interfering in
gānshè
干涉
Lebanese
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
domestic affairs
nèizhèng
内政
this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
passive marker
bèi
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
viewed as
shìwéi
视为
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
attempting to
shìtú
试图
to break free from
bǎituō
摆脱
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
influence
yǐngxiǎng
影响
to safeguard
wéihù
维护
national
guójiā
国家
sovereignty
zhǔquán
主权
structural particle
de
important
zhòngyào
重要
signal
xìnhào
信号

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
next-generation
xià yī dài
下一代
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
model
móxíng
模型
Spud (internal codename)
Spud
Spud
to complete
wánchéng
完成
pretraining
yù xùnliàn
预训练
expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
within a few weeks
shù zhōu nèi
数周内
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to release
fābù
发布

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on
March 24
sān yuè èrshísì rì
三月二十四日
completed
wánchéng
完成
internal
nèibù
内部
codename
dàihào
代号
named
wéi
Spud (model codename)
Spud
Spud
possessive particle
de
next-generation
xià yī dài
下一代
foundation model
jīchǔ móxíng
基础模型
pretraining
yù xùnliàn
预训练
CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Sam Altman
Sàmǔ Àotèmàn
萨姆·奥特曼
stated
biǎoshì
表示
will
jiāng
within
within a few weeks
shù zhōu nèi
数周内
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to release
fābù
发布
this
gāi
model
móxíng
模型
took
lìshí
历时
approximately
yuē
two years
liǎng nián
两年
to develop
yánfā
研发
currently
mùqián
目前
is undergoing
zhèng
undergoing
jiēshòu
接受
safety
ānquán
安全
evaluation
pínggū
评估
expected to
yùjì
预计
final
zuìzhōng
最终
release
fābù
发布
when
shí
to be named
mìngmíng
命名
as
wéi
GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5
GPT-5.5