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·HSK 3April 29

China
Zhongguo
中国
private
minying
民营
aerospace
hangtian
航天
company
qiye
企业
in
zai
在
Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang
浙江
to complete construction of
jiancheng
建成
liquid-propellant rocket
yeti huojian
液体火箭
super-factory
chaoji gongchang
超级工厂
。

Kinetica-2 rocket

Tianlong San Hao

chaoji gongchang

has been (located in)

Zhejiang Province

completed construction

jianshe wancheng

annual production capacity

HSK 5April 29

University of Cambridge
Jianqiao Daxue
剑桥大学
to develop
yanfa
研发
brain-inspired
fang nao
仿脑
chip
xinpian
芯片
，
can make
ke shi
可使
artificial intelligence
rengong zhineng
人工智能
energy consumption
nenghao
能耗
to reduce
jiangdi
降低
70 percent
qi cheng
七成
。

University of Cambridge

(possessive particle)

(modifying particle)

artificial intelligence

rengong zhineng

energy consumption

HSK 4April 29

Google
Guge
谷歌
with / and
yu
与
the Pentagon
Wujiao Dalou
五角大楼
to sign (a deal)
qianshu
签署
classified / secret
jimi
机密
artificial intelligence
rengong zhineng
人工智能
contract
hetong
合同
，
employees
yuangong
员工
jointly / co-signed
lianming
联名
to oppose
fandui
反对
。

Department of Defense

artificial intelligence

rengong zhineng

work / operations

nearly 950 (people)

HSK 5April 29

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
foreign minister
wàizhǎng
外长
to arrive at / to reach
dǐdá
抵达
Moscow
Mòsīkē
莫斯科
to seek / to look for
xúnqiú
寻求
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
support
zhīchí
支持
，
Iran-US
Yī-Měi
伊美
nuclear
hé
核
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
still / yet
réng
仍
without / no
wú
无
substantive
shízhì
实质
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
。

foreign minister

Araghchi (Iranian foreign minister)

regarding / on the matter of

ongoing / continuing

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to prevent / to block

38 [ships, measure word]

sānshíbā sōu

ships / vessels

entering or leaving

ports / harbors

at the time of / during

HSK 3April 29

archaeologists
kǎogǔ xuéjiā
考古学家
to use / to make use of
lìyòng
利用
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to reconstruct / to restore
huányuán
还原
Pompeii (ancient Roman city)
Pángbèi
庞贝
volcano
huǒshān
火山
victim / person killed in a disaster
yùnànzhě
遇难者
face / appearance
miànmào
面貌
。

kǎogǔ xuéjiā

and / working with

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

experts / specialists

collaborated / worked together

for the first time

to use / to apply

AI (artificial intelligence)

to reconstruct / to restore

completed action marker

CE / Common Era

qīshíjiǔ nián

eruption / to erupt

when / at the time

victim / person killed in a disaster

structural particle

face / appearance

HSK 3April 29

OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
annualized
niánhuà
年化
revenue / sales income
yínshōu
营收
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$25 billion USD
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
plans
jìhuà
计划
gradually / step by step
zhúbù
逐步
to advance / to move forward
tuījìn
推进
。

OpenAI (AI research company)

to break through / to surpass

$25 billion USD

250 yì měiyuán

weekly / every week

exceeds / surpasses

to advance / to move forward

stock market listing / IPO

HSK 5April 29

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to restructure / to reorganize
chóngzǔ
重组
partnership / cooperation
hézuò
合作
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
to terminate / to end
zhōngzhǐ
终止
exclusive / exclusivity
dújiā
独家
partnership
hézuò
合作
and / also
bìng
并
to stop / to cease
tíngzhǐ
停止
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
revenue sharing / profit split
fēnchéng
分成
。

OpenAI (AI research company)

on [a specific date]

sì yuè èrshíqī rì

四月二十七日

will [future marker]

to stop / to cease

revenue sharing / profit split

cloud [computing]

customer / client

to provide / to offer

full range / complete lineup

HSK 4April 29

UAE / the United Arab Emirates
Āliányù
阿联酋
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to withdraw from / to leave
tuìchū
退出
OPEC / Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ōupèikè
欧佩克
，
sixty years
liùshí nián
六十年
membership / member status
chéngyuán
成员
relationship / ties
guānxi
关系
from this point on / hereby
jiùcǐ
就此
to come to an end / conclusion
zhōngjié
终结
。

UAE / the United Arab Emirates

will [future marker]

on / at [a specific time]

wǔ yuè yī rì

to withdraw from

and / as well as

Ōupèikè jiā

alliance / coalition

to end / to conclude

lasting as long as

structural particle

this move / this action

occurs / happens amid

continuing / ongoing

to disrupt / to disturb

Strait of Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

global / worldwide

oil / petroleum

turbulence / instability

at the time of / during

HSK 2April 28

Palestine
Bālèsītǎn
巴勒斯坦
in / at
zài
在
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
more than twenty years
èrshí duō nián
二十多年
(period up to now)
lái
来
first time
shǒucì
首次
election / vote
xuǎnjǔ
选举
，
the West Bank
Yuēdàn Hé Xī àn
约旦河西岸
simultaneously
tóngbù
同步
to vote
tóupiào
投票
。

on / at (formal)

(completion particle)

more than twenty years

èrshí duō nián

(modifier particle)

Fatah (Palestinian political party)

(modifier particle)

(completion particle)

seats (in a council)

Yuēdàn Hé Xī àn

约旦河西岸

(modifier particle)

approximately / about

bǎi fēn zhī wǔshísān

HSK 2April 28

the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
to set / to create
chuàng
创
history
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
，
S&P 500
Biāopǔ 500
标普500
and
hé
和
the Nasdaq index
Nàsīdákè Zhǐshù
纳斯达克指数
both / the two together
shuāngshuāng
双双
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

at the close of trading

to set / to establish

new high / record

the S&P 500 index

Biāopǔ 500 Zhǐshù

标普500指数

7,173.91 points

the Nasdaq index

Nàsīdákè Zhǐshù

纳斯达克指数

24,887.10 points

about / regarding

earnings report

expectation / hope

to drive / to push

to strengthen / to rally