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·HSK 4April 2

European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
delegation
dàibiǎotuán
代表团
in eight years / for the first time in eight years
bā nián lái
八年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to visit
fǎngwèn
访问
China
Zhōngguó
中国
。

sānyuè sānshíyī rì

三月三十一日

led by / consisting of

European Parliament

Ōuzhōu Yìhuì

mainly / primarily

diànzǐ shāngwù

regulation / oversight

and / as well as

fair / equitable

issue / problem

the Chinese side

to carry out / to launch

HSK 4April 2

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Liánbāng Diàochájú
联邦调查局
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
surveillance
jiānkòng
监控
network
wǎngluò
网络
to suffer
zāo
遭
major
zhòngdà
重大
breach / intrusion
rùqīn
入侵
。

Liánbāng Diàochájú

联邦调查局

telephone wiretapping

diànhuà jiāntīng

to be subjected to

wǎngluò ānquán

diàochá rényuán

behind the scenes

the Chinese government

Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ

HSK 2April 2

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to cause / to make
shǐ
使
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
plane ticket
jīpiào
机票
to rise in price
zhǎngjià
涨价
。

to cause / to make

oil price / fuel price

significantly / by a large amount

to rise / to increase

multiple / many

airline company

hángkōng gōngsī

to reduce / to cut

flights / scheduled flights

in the process of

to rise / to increase

HSK 2April 2

France
Fǎguó
法国
Senate
cānyìyuàn
参议院
to vote
tóupiào
投票
，
to plan to
nǐ
拟
to restrict
xiànzhì
限制
minors / underage persons
wèichéngnián rén
未成年人
to use
shǐyòng
使用
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
。

recently / in recent days

wèichéngnián rén

shèjiāo méitǐ

structural particle

bill / proposed law

to conduct / to carry out

fifteen years old

structural particle

cannot / will not be able to

TikTok (social media app)

Instagram (social media app)

and other / etc.

HSK 2April 2

micro
wēi
微
soft
ruǎn
软
public
gōng
公
company
sī
司
throw
tóu
投
fund
zī
资
Thailand
tài
泰
country
guó
国
。

hundred million

HSK 2April 2

United States
Měiguó
美国
FDA
Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú
食品药品监督管理局
approved
pīzhǔn
批准
Eli Lilly
Lǐlái
礼来
new
xīnxíng
新型
weight-loss pill
jiǎnféi yàopiàn
减肥药片
Foundayo (brand name)
Foundayo
Foundayo
。

Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú

食品药品监督管理局

sì yuè yī rì

(possessive particle)

weight-loss pill

jiǎnféi yàopiàn

weight-loss drug

about 12 percent

yuē bǎifēnzhī shí èr

HSK 2April 2

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in
zài
在
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
to invest
tóuzī
投资
more than / over
yú
逾
one billion US dollars
shí yì měiyuán
十亿美元
，
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
cloud computing
yún jìsuàn
云计算
and
yǔ
与
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
。

one billion US dollars

shí yì měiyuán

cloud computing

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

jīchǔ shèshī

HSK 2April 2

Indonesia
Yìndùníxīyǎ
印度尼西亚
magnitude 7.4
qī diǎn sì jí
七点四级
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
to trigger
chùfā
触发
tsunami
hǎixiào
海啸
early warning
yùjǐng
预警
，
alert
jǐngbào
警报
subsequently
suíhòu
随后
to be lifted
jiěchú
解除
。

Yìndùníxīyǎ

印度尼西亚

Mólùjiā Hǎi

qī diǎn sì jí

shortly afterward

HSK 4April 2

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
H5N1 (bird flu strain)
H5N1
H5N1
bird flu / avian influenza
qín liúgǎn
禽流感
human
rénlèi
人类
case
bìnglì
病例
continuously
chíxù
持续
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
。

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

H5N1 (bird flu strain)

bird flu / avian influenza

multiple countries

worsening / deteriorating

to discover / report

there is still no

person-to-person transmission

rén chuán rén

to advance / push forward

research and development

HSK 2April 2

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
can / able to
kěyǐ
可以
in / at
zài
在
car / automobile
qìchē
汽车
inside
lǐ
里
to use
shǐyòng
使用
(change of state particle)
le
了
。

OpenAI (AI company)

to let / to allow

when / at the time of

ChatGPT (AI chatbot)

Apple (technology company)

CarPlay (in-car system)

(possessive particle)

AI (artificial intelligence)

assistant / helper