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·HSK 3July 19

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to delay
yán chí
延迟
to release / to launch
fā bù
发布
Gemini 3.5 Pro (Google flagship AI model)
Gemini 3.5 Pro
Gemini 3.5 Pro
，
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
share price
gǔ jià
股价
to fall sharply
dà diē
大跌
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Gemini 3.5 Pro (Google flagship AI model)

release / launch

coding / programming

did not meet the standard

news / information

after the announcement

Alphabet (Google parent company)

to fall / to decline

bǎifēnzhī 4.4

to evaporate / to be wiped out

nearly $200 billion

jìn 2000 yì měiyuán

近2000亿美元

HSK 2July 19

England
Yīnggélán
英格兰
with a score of
yǐ
以
6 to 4
6 bǐ 4
6比4
to defeat
jī bài
击败
France
Fǎguó
法国
，
to win / to seize
duódé
夺得
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
third place / bronze
jì jūn
季军
。

the England team

Yīnggélán duì

third-place playoff

with a score of

the France team

Bukayo Saka (England footballer)

(completion marker)

HSK 4July 18

Chinese AI startups
China AI startups
中国AI初创
challenge
tiaozhan
挑战
US
meiguo
美国
technology
keji
科技
。

HSK 3July 18

Xi
xi
习
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un
金正恩
commemorate
jinian
纪念
China-DPRK
zhong chao
中朝
diplomatic relations
jianjiao
建交
65th anniversary
65 zhounian
65周年
。

65th anniversary

65th anniversary

HSK 3July 18

heavy rain
bàoyǔ
暴雨
wind disaster
fēngzāi
风灾
to sweep
xíjuǎn
席卷
Guangxi
guǎngxī
广西
Hubei
húběi
湖北
。

HSK 4July 18

dinosaur
kǒnglóng
恐龙
long
cháng
长
tail
wěi
尾
feather
yǔmáo
羽毛
fossil
huàshí
化石
to rewrite / to overturn
gǎixiě
改写
bird
niǎolèi
鸟类
evolution
yǎnhuà
演化
history
shǐ
史
。

zhòngshēngdài

long-term / long-standing

HSK 4July 18

Andy Burnham
Āndí Bónàhǎn
安迪·伯纳姆
to be elected / to win election
dāngxuǎn
当选
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Labour Party
Gōngdǎng
工党
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
，
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (formal)
yú
于
this Monday
běn zhōu yī
本周一
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to take office
jiùrèn
就任
Prime Minister
shǒuxiāng
首相
。

Āndí Bónàhǎn

安迪·伯纳姆

officially / formally

to receive / to obtain

MP / member of parliament

structural particle

will (future marker)

on / at (formal)

to experience / to go through

will (future marker)

in recent / about

in the past two hundred years

liǎng bǎi nián lái

turnover / succession

frequent / rapid

structural particle

helmsman / leader in charge

zhǎngduò rén

HSK 6July 18

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)
Lǐlái Zhìyào
礼来制药
for / at (a price)
yǐ
以
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$3.8 billion
38 yì měiyuán
38亿美元
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
psychoactive drug / psychedelic medicine
jīngshén huóxìng yàowù
精神活性药物
company
gōngsī
公司
，
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
industry
hángyè
行业
overall / as a whole
zhěngtǐ
整体
revaluation / repricing
chónggū
重估
。

Eli Lilly (pharmaceutical company)

Lǐlái Zhìyào

will (future marker)

for / at (a price)

up to / at most

38 yì měiyuán

psychoactive compound / psychedelic compound

jīngshén huóxìng huàhéwù

精神活性化合物

biotechnology company

shēngwù jìshù gōngsī

生物技术公司

AtaiBeckley (biotech company)

within the industry

traditional / conventional

large-scale / major

pharmaceutical capital

zhìyào zīběn

to enter / to advance into

this field / this domain

structural particle

signal / indicator

deal news / transaction news

jiāoyì xiāoxi

to announce / to release

in the same field / sector

multiple / many

listed company / public company

shàngshì gōngsī

stock price / share price

significantly / by a large margin

to rebound / to bounce back

psychoactive drug / psychedelic

jīngshén huóxìng yàowù

精神活性药物

sector / segment

overall / as a whole

to face / to confront

repricing / to be repriced

chóngxīn dìngjià

HSK 4July 18

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
to set / to break a record
chuàng
创
all-time high / historical record
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高
，
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to add / to further invest
zhuījiā
追加
$100 billion
1000 yì měiyuán
1000亿美元
in the United States
zài Měi
在美
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

to announce / to release results

second quarter / Q2

financial report / earnings report

to grow / to increase

402 yì měiyuán

five consecutive quarters

liánxù wǔ jì

to refresh / to break a record

at the same time / simultaneously

will (future marker)

the United States

to add / to further invest

1000 yì měiyuán

total US investment amount

zǒng zài Měi tóuzī é

总在美投资额

to raise to / to increase to

2650 yì měiyuán

HSK 5July 18

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to become
chéngwéi
成为
globally / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
the first company
shǒujiā
首家
to use / to employ
shǐyòng
使用
high numerical aperture (High-NA)
gāo shùzhí kǒngjìng
高数值孔径
extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography
jí zǐwài guāngkè
极紫外光刻
technology
jìshù
技术
large-scale mass production
dàguīmó liàngchǎn
大规模量产
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
structural particle
de
的
enterprise / company
qǐyè
企业
。

Intel (semiconductor company)

Panther Lake (Intel chip codename)

to ship / to deliver

to adopt / to use

ASML (chip equipment maker)

high numerical aperture (High-NA)

gāo shùzhí kǒngjìng

高数值孔径

extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography

jí zǐwài guāngkè

极紫外光刻

equipment / machinery

to set / to establish a record

this / the said

commercial mass production

shāngyè liàngchǎn

structural particle

the global first / first in the world

quánqiú shǒulì

Intel (semiconductor company)

18A (Intel process node)

manufacturing process node

process technology

has reached / already at

to receive / to obtain

ASML (chip equipment maker)

to confirm / to verify

expected to / likely to

Intel (semiconductor company)

foundry / contract manufacturing

more / additional