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·HSK 2July 11

PepsiCo
Bǎishì Gōngsī
百事公司
earnings / performance
yèjī
业绩
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
slightly / marginally
xiǎofú
小幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

the United States

qīyuè shí rì

slightly / marginally

gain / increase

the largest / biggest

Bǎishì Gōngsī

structural particle

quarterly report

earnings / results

lower than / below

expectation / forecast

HSK 4July 11

Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

outbreak / epidemic

sǐwáng rénshù

has already exceeded

wèi shòu yǐngxiǎng

structural particle

still without / not yet

structural particle

HSK 5July 11

NATO summit
Běiyuē fēnghuì
北约峰会
to close / to conclude
bìmù
闭幕
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
independently / on its own
zìxíng
自行
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
Patriot (missile system)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
。

Běiyuē fēnghuì

qīyuè bā rì

to conclude / to close

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

independently / on its own

Patriot (missile system)

dǎodàn xìtǒng

at the same time / simultaneously

chéngyuán guó

to pledge / to commit

70 billion euros

qībǎi yì ōuyuán

七百亿欧元

aid / assistance

HSK 4July 11

Typhoon Maysak
táifēng Màishā
台风麦莎
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
Guangxi region
Guǎngxī
广西
flood disaster
hóng zāi
洪灾
，
around 900
jiǔbǎi tiáo
九百条
snake
shé
蛇
to escape from
táo chū
逃出
breeding farm
yǎngzhíchǎng
养殖场
to run rampant / to wreak havoc
sìnüè
肆虐
Hengzhou (city in Guangxi)
Héngzhōu
横州
。

táifēng Màishā

to cause / to result in

Héngzhōu Shì

serious / severe

flooding / waterlogging

sānshíjiǔ rén

to wash away / to destroy by flooding

snake breeding farm

yǎng shé chǎng

to escape / to flee

to lead to / to cause

to be bitten by a snake

after / afterwards

to die from / without cure

to die / to lose one life

HSK 5July 11

Anthropic AI company
Anthropic
Anthropic
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
Claude Science research platform
Claude Science
Claude Science
，
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to enter
jìnrù
进入
drug / pharmaceutical
yàowù
药物
research and development
yánfā
研发
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
。

Anthropic AI company

formally / officially

to release / to launch

Claude Science research platform

specifically designed for

biopharmaceutical / biomedical

shēngwù yīyào

to build / to create

structural particle

artificial intelligence

workbench / workspace

to integrate / to consolidate

completed action particle

more than / over

structural particle

to cover / encompassing

dànbáizhì zǔxué

蛋白质组学

cheminformatics

huàxué xìnxīxué

化学信息学

and so on / etc.

HSK 3July 11

Microsoft
wēiruǎn
微软
to use / with
yòng
用
self-developed / in-house
zì yán
自研
MAI AI model
MAI
MAI
AI model
móxíng
模型
to replace
tìhuàn
替换
Excel spreadsheet software
Excel
Excel
and
hé
和
Outlook email software
Outlook
Outlook
inside / within
zhōng
中
structural particle
de
的
third-party
dìsānfāng
第三方
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
。

Excel spreadsheet software

Outlook email software

self-developed / in-house

to handle / to process

simple / straightforward

artificial intelligence

task / assignment

to reduce / to lower

toward / regarding

Anthropic AI company

structural particle

dependence / reliance

HSK 4July 8

Coinbase (cryptocurrency exchange)
Coinbase
Coinbase
to obtain / to receive
huò
获
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Jīnróng Jiānguǎn Jú
金融监管局
authorization / approval
shòuquán
授权
，
will [formal]
jiāng
将
to move into / to expand into
jìnjūn
进军
derivatives
yǎnshēng pǐn
衍生品
and / as well as [formal]
jí
及
stocks / equities
gǔpiào
股票
market
shìchǎng
市场
。

jiāmì huòbì

Coinbase (cryptocurrency exchange)

to obtain / to receive

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Jīnróng Xíngwéi Jiānguǎn Jú

金融行为监管局

approval / to approve

to plan / plans

yǎnshēng pǐn

stocks / equities

to date / up to now

[structural particle]

HSK 5July 8

U.S. military
Měijūn
美军
again / once more
zàicì
再次
to strike / to hit
dǎjī
打击
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnshì
军事
targets / sites
mùbiāo
目标
，
in retaliation for
bàofù
报复
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
attacks on ships
xí chuán
袭船
conduct / behavior
xíngwéi
行为
。

Central Command

Zhōngyāng Sīlìngbù

中央司令部

jūnshì jīdì

to carry out / to implement

strikes / to strike

to retaliate against / in retaliation for

continued / ongoing

Strait of Hormuz

Huò ěr Mùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

to attack / attack

ships / vessels

[structural particle]

conduct / behavior

HSK 4July 8

NATO
Běiyuē
北约
summit / summit meeting
fēnghuì
峰会
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
large-scale / massive
dà guīmó
大规模
armaments / military equipment
jūnbèi
军备
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
Trump (U.S. President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to plan to / intends to
nǐ
拟
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
Turkey
Tǔ ěr qí
土耳其
sanctions
zhìcái
制裁
。

to hold / to convene

multiple countries

completion marker

billions of dollars

shù shí yì měiyuán

数十亿美元

[structural particle]

armaments / military equipment

agreement / deal

Měiguó zǒngtǒng

at the same time / also

to state / to indicate

to lift / to remove

[structural particle]

to let / to allow

to join / to rejoin

F-35 (fighter jet program)

program / project

HSK 3July 8

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to surpass / to exceed
chāoguò
超过
500 people
500 rén
500人
。

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

[structural particle]

epidemic / outbreak

to cause / to result in

infected / infection

World Health Organization

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

in / on [formal]

it / this [formal]

to classify as / to designate as

international public health emergency

guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng shìjiàn

国际突发公共卫生事件