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technology
kē jì
科技
·HSK 4May 12

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to stop / to prevent
zǔzhǐ
阻止
hacker(s)
hēikè
黑客
to exploit / to make use of
lìyòng
利用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to develop
kāifā
开发
two-factor authentication
shuāngchóng rènzhèng
双重认证
security vulnerability / exploit
lòudòng
漏洞

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
one / a (measure word + noun)
yī gè
一个
unknown / unidentified
wèizhī
未知
threat actor
wēixié
威胁
to use / to employ
shǐyòng
使用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
to create / to manufacture
zhìzào
制造
zero-day exploit
líng rì lòudòng
零日漏洞
to attempt / to try to
shìtú
试图
to bypass / to circumvent
ràoguò
绕过
two-factor authentication
shuāngchóng rènzhèng
双重认证
system
xìtǒng
系统
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
subsequently / thereafter
suíhòu
随后
with / and
the said / that (referring to something mentioned)
gāi
software
ruǎnjiàn
软件
vendor / supplier
gōngyìngshāng
供应商
to cooperate / to work together
hézuò
合作
quietly / in a low-key manner
qiāoqiāo
悄悄
to patch / to fix (a flaw)
xiūbǔ
修补
(completed action particle)
le
this vulnerability / the said exploit
gāi lòudòng
该漏洞

the 79th
dì 79 jiè
第79届
Cannes
Jiǎnà
戛纳
film festival
diànyǐng jié
电影节
to open / opening ceremony
kāimù
开幕
Peter Jackson
Bǐdé Jiékèxùn
彼得·杰克逊
to be awarded / to receive
huò bān
获颁
honorary
róngyù
荣誉
Palme dOr (top prize at Cannes)
Jīn Zōnglǘ Jiǎng
金棕榈奖

the 79th
dì 79 jiè
第79届
Cannes
Jiǎnà
戛纳
international
guójì
国际
film festival
diànyǐng jié
电影节
on (a date)
May 12th
wǔ yuè shí èr rì
5月12日
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to open
kāimù
开幕
will
jiāng
to last / to continue
chíxù
持续
until
zhì
May 23rd
wǔ yuè èrshísān rì
5月23日
New Zealand
Xīnxīlán
新西兰
director
dǎoyǎn
导演
Peter Jackson
Bǐdé Jiékèxùn
彼得·杰克逊
and
Barbra Streisand
Bābālā Shǐcuìshān
芭芭拉·史翠珊
will
jiāng
to receive / to be presented with
huò bān
获颁
honorary
róngyù
荣誉
Palme dOr
Jīn Zōnglǘ Jiǎng
金棕榈奖

China
Zhōngguó
中国
May Day / Labor Day holiday
Wǔ Yī
五一
holiday period
jiàqī
假期
domestic
guónèi
国内
travel / trips
chūxíng
出行
reached
325 million
3.25 yì
3.25亿
person-trips
rén cì
人次

China
Zhōngguó
中国
May Day / Labor Day
Wǔ Yī
五一
holiday period
jiàqī
假期
domestic
guónèi
国内
travel / trips
chūxíng
出行
reached
dádào
达到
325 million
3.25 yì
3.25亿
person-trips
rén cì
人次
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
3.6 percent
3.6%
3.6%
tourism
lǚyóu
旅游
spending / consumption
xiāofèi
消费
total amount
zǒng é
总额
exceeded
chāoguò
超过
185.49 billion yuan
1854.9 yì yuán
1854.9亿元

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to say / to claim
chēng
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
to be in (a state)
chǔyú
处于
"
extreme / on the verge of
jídù
极度
crisis
wēijī
危机
"
within / in a state of
zhī zhōng
之中
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to fall into / to be stuck in
xiànrù
陷入
deadlock / impasse
jiāngjú
僵局

United States
Měiguó
美国
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
on (a date)
May 11th
wǔ yuè shíyī rì
5月11日
to state
biǎoshì
表示
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
is currently in
zhèng chǔyú
正处于
"massive life support" / critical state
jídù wēijī
"极度危机"
within
zhī zhōng
之中
because
yīnwèi
因为
he
to reject
jùjué
拒绝
(completion marker)
le
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
(structural particle)
de
counter-proposal
fǎn tí àn
反提案
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
side / party
fāngmiàn
方面
while / on the other hand
to accuse / to criticize
zhǐzé
指责
United States
Měiguó
美国
to put forward
tíchū
提出
"unreasonable"
bù hélǐ
"不合理"
demands
yāoqiú
要求
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
positions / stances
lìchǎng
立场
divergence / disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
obvious / clear
míngxiǎn
明显

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to restructure / to reorganize
chóngzǔ
重组
partnership / cooperative relationship
hézuò guānxi
合作关系
to end / to terminate
zhōngzhǐ
终止
exclusive
dújiā
独家
cloud
yúnduān
云端
agreement
xiéyì
协议

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
in
late April
4 yuè xià xún
4月下旬
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to amend / to revise
xiūdìng
修订
partnership agreement
hézuò xiéyì
合作协议
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
will
jiāng
no longer
bù zài
不再
be bound by / be constrained to
shòu zhì yú
受制于
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)
Azure
Azure
exclusive
dújiā
独家
terms / clauses
tiáokuǎn
条款

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Labour Party
Gōngdǎng
工党
local
dìfāng
地方
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
to suffer a crushing defeat
cǎn bài
惨败
Starmer
Sītǎmò
斯塔默
to face
miànlín
面临
within the party
dǎng nèi
党内
resignation
cízhí
辞职
pressure
yālì
压力

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Labour Party
Gōngdǎng
工党
in
zài
May 8th
wǔ yuè bā rì
5月8日
held on
jǔxíng de
举行的
local
dìfāng
地方
elections
xuǎnjǔ
选举
in / among
zhōng
to painfully lose
tòng shī
痛失
more than
1,100
1100
1100
(measure word)
seats
xí wèi
席位
right-wing
yòuyì
右翼
populist
mín cuì
民粹
political party
zhèngdǎng
政党
Reform UK (political party)
Reform UK
Reform UK
to capitalize on the momentum
chéng shì
乘势
to rise / to surge
juéqǐ
崛起
to win / to gain
zhǎn huò
斩获
more than
1,400
1400
1400
(measure word)
seats
xí wèi
席位

Barcelona (football club)
Bāsàiluónà
巴塞罗那
2 to 0
2 bǐ 0
2比0
to defeat / to beat
jíbài
击败
Real Madrid
Huángjiā Mǎdélǐ
皇家马德里
to win / to clinch
duódé
夺得
La Liga (Spanish football league)
Xījiǎ
西甲
championship / title
guànjūn
冠军

Barcelona (football club)
Bāsàiluónà
巴塞罗那
in
zài
El Clasico (the national derby)
guójiā débǐ
国家德比
in the middle of / during
zhōng
with a score of
2 to 0
2 bǐ 0
2比0
to defeat
jíbài
击败
Real Madrid
Huángjiā Mǎdélǐ
皇家马德里
to win / to clinch
duódé
夺得
the club
jùlèbù
俱乐部
the 29th time
dì 29 cì
第29次
La Liga
Xījiǎ
西甲
championship / title
guànjūn
冠军

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
will (future marker)
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
to raise to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
earnings report
cáibào
财报
after
hòu
will
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast
yùcè
预测
raised to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
$125 billion
1250 yì
1250亿
to
zhì
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元
despite / although
jǐnguǎn
尽管
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
33 percent
33%
33%
investors
tóuzī zhě
投资者
regarding
duì
large-scale / high-value
gāo é
高额
spending
zhīchū
支出
to feel
gǎndào
感到
worried / concerned
dānyōu
担忧
causing / leading to
dǎozhì
导致
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately
yuē
10 percent
10%
10%

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will travel to / will be in
jiāng yú
将于
May 14th
5 yuè 14 rì
5月14日
to / through
zhì
the 15th
15 rì
15日
to visit / to make a state visit to
fǎngwèn
访问
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
with
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold / to conduct
jǔxíng
举行
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会

US President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
will
jiāng yú
将于
May 13th
5 yuè 13 rì
5月13日
to arrive in
dǐdá
抵达
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
and on
bìng yú
并于
the 14th
14 rì
14日
to / through
zhì
the 15th
15 rì
15日
with
President (head of state)
guójiā zhǔxí
国家主席
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
cloud
yún
business / operations
yèwù
业务
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
63 percent
63%
63%
to / reaching
zhì
$20.03 billion
200.3 yì měiyuán
200.3亿美元

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
parent company
mǔ gōngsī
母公司
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
Google Cloud
Gǔgē yún
谷歌云
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to surge / to jump sharply
měng zēng
猛增
63 percent
63%
63%
to reach
dádào
达到
$20.03 billion
200.3 yì měiyuán
200.3亿美元
enterprise / corporation
qǐyè
企业
toward / for
duì
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
(structural particle)
de
demand
xūqiú
需求
to continue / ongoing
chíxù
持续
to rise steadily / to climb
pān shēng
攀升
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
Google Cloud
Gǔgē yún
谷歌云
operating profit
yùnyíng lìrùn
运营利润
three times / triple
sān bèi
三倍
compared to
same period last year
qùnián tóngqī
去年同期
to reach
dádào
达到
$6.6 billion
66 yì měiyuán
66亿美元