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·HSK 5May 12

United States
Měiguó
美国
Court of International Trade
màoyì fǎyuàn
贸易法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
10 percent
10%
10%
global
quánqiú
全球
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
illegal / unlawful
wéifǎ
违法

US Court of International Trade
Měiguó guójì màoyì fǎyuàn
美国国际贸易法院
on
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
by a vote of
2 to 1
2 bǐ 1
2比1
to rule / adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
administration / government
zhèngfǔ
政府
imposed / enacted
tuīxíng de
推行的
10 percent
10%
10%
global
quánqiú
全球
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
to lack
quēfá
缺乏
legal basis
fǎlǜ yījù
法律依据

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
more than / exceeding
1,100
1100
1100
people / employees
rén
stating that / citing
chēng
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
already
to replace / to take over
qǔdài
取代
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
job positions
gǎngwèi
岗位

cybersecurity company
wǎngluò ānquán gōngsī
网络安全公司
Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
on / at
May 7th
5 yuè 7 rì
5月7日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
20 percent
20%
20%
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
totaling / altogether
gòng
more than / exceeding
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
chief executive officer (CEO)
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
the company
gōngsī
公司
internal / within the company
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
more than / exceeding
600 percent
600%
600%

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
1,100
1100
1100
people
rén
saying that
chēng
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
already
to replace / take the place of
qǔdài
取代
these
zhèxiē
这些
positions / posts
gǎngwèi
岗位

Cloudflare (internet infrastructure company)
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off employees
cáiyuán
裁员
approximately
yuē
1,100
1100
1100
(measure word for people)
míng
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
accounting for
zhàn
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
(possessive particle)
de
approximately
yuē
one fifth
wǔ fēn zhī yī
五分之一
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
internal
nèibù
内部
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
usage volume
shǐyòngliàng
使用量
within three months
sān gè yuè nèi
三个月内
grew by
zēngzhǎng le
增长了
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
600 percent
600%
600%

the United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall to / to drop to
diézhì
跌至
historical
lìshǐ
历史
lowest
zuìdī
最低

the United States
Měiguó
美国
University of Michigan
Mìxiēgēn Dàxué
密歇根大学
May
5 yuè
5月
consumers
xiāofèi zhě
消费者
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
index
zhǐshù
指数
to fall to / to drop to
diézhì
跌至
48.2 points
48.2
48.2
to set (a record)
chuàng
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record low
xīn dī
新低
oil / fuel prices
yóujià
油价
and
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
is / are
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因

China
Zhōngguó
中国
starting from / since
from May onwards
5 yuè qǐ
5月起
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
industrial
gōngyè
工业
sulphuric acid
liúsuān
硫酸
exports
chūkǒu
出口
global
quánqiú
全球
supply
gōngyìng
供应
under pressure / strained
shòu yā
受压

China
Zhōngguó
中国
starting from / since
May 2026
2026 nián 5 yuè
2026年5月
starting from / onwards
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to ban / to prohibit
jìnzhǐ
禁止
industrial
gōngyè
工业
sulphuric acid
liúsuān
硫酸
exports
chūkǒu
出口
expected to / forecast to
yùjì
预计
on / for
duì
global
quánqiú
全球
mining
cǎikuàng
采矿
and
agriculture
nóngyè
农业
supply chain
gōngyìngliàn
供应链
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
significant / major
zhòngdà
重大
impact / shock
chōngjī
冲击

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to investigate / investigation
diàochá
调查
suspected / allegedly
yísì
疑似
via / through
jīngyóu
经由
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
to / toward
xiàng
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to smuggle / smuggling
zǒusī
走私
Nvidia (company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
case / incident
àn

the United States
Měiguó
美国
authorities / officials
dāngjú
当局
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to investigate / investigation
diàochá
调查
a case of
yī qǐ
一起
suspected / alleged
shèxián
涉嫌
through / via
tōngguò
通过
Thailand
Tàiguó
泰国
to / toward
xiàng
China
Zhōngguó
中国
illegally / unlawful
fēifǎ
非法
to transfer / to channel
shūsòng
输送
valued at
jiàzhí
价值
approximately
yuē
$2.5 billion
25 yì měiyuán
25亿美元
Nvidia (company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
(structural particle)
de
case / legal matter
ànjìàn
案件

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
and / with
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to agree / to consent
tóngyì
同意
three days
sān tiān
三天
ceasefire / truce
tínghuǒ
停火

the United States
Měiguó
美国
president (of a country)
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
May 9th
5 yuè 9 rì
5月9日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
Russia-Ukraine
É-Wū
俄乌
both sides / both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
already
to agree / to consent
tóngyì
同意
during / in
zài
May 9 to 11
5 yuè 9 rì zhì 11 rì
5月9日至11日
during the period of
qījiān
期间
to implement / to carry out
shíshī
实施
ceasefire / truce
tínghuǒ
停火
and also / furthermore
bìng
to exchange
jiāohuàn
交换
one thousand each
gè yī qiān míng
各一千名
prisoners of war
zhànfú
战俘

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD
AMD
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíbā
38%
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
business results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to hit a new record high
chuàng xīngāo
创新高

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD
AMD
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yínshōu
营收
to reach / to amount to
$10.3 billion
103 yì měiyuán
103亿美元
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / to increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
38 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíbā
38%

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
and / with
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
preliminary / initial
chūbù
初步
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
to manufacture
zhìzào
制造
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
and / with
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
already
to reach / to achieve
dáchéng
达成
preliminary / initial
chūbù
初步
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
by / from
yóu
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
for / to
wèi
Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
devices / equipment
shèbèi
设备
to manufacture on contract / foundry work
dàigōng
代工
microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
this
zhè
will be
jiāng shì
将是
Intel (company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
contract manufacturing
dàigōng
代工
business / operations
yèwù
业务
up to now / so far
qìjīn
迄今
most important / most significant
zuì zhòngyào
最重要
(structural particle)
de
contract
hétong
合同

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to accelerate / to fast-track
jiākuài
加快
research and development
yánfā
研发
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
smartphone / mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
plans / is planning
jìhuà
计划
2027
2027 nián
2027年
first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to mass-produce / to begin mass production
liàngchǎn
量产

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
is currently (in the process of)
zhèngzài
正在
to accelerate / to fast-track
jiākuài
加快
its
first / debut (product)
shǒu kuǎn
首款
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
smartphone
shǒujī
手机
(attributive particle)
de
R&D / development
yánfā
研发
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
is
shì
in
zài
2027
2027 nián
2027年
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to start / to begin
kāishǐ
开始
mass production
liàngchǎn
量产
compared to / earlier than
previously / before
cǐqián
此前
expected / projected
yùjì de
预计的
timeline
shíjiān
时间
to move forward / ahead of schedule
tíqián
提前
approximately
yuē
one year
yī nián
一年