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·HSK 4June 11

SpaceX (aerospace company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
Nasdaq
Nà sī dá kè
纳斯达克
to list on stock exchange
shàngshì
上市
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach; reaches
dá
达
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wàn yì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元

space; outer space

exploration; to explore

technology; science and technology

company; corporation

formally; officially

to land; to debut

Nà sī dá kè

to become; to serve as

largest; biggest

initial public offering

1.75 wàn yì měiyuán

1.75万亿美元

Musk (surname transliteration)

to retain; to keep

over; exceeding

HSK 5June 11

the United States
Měiguó
美国
House of Representatives
Zhòngyìyuàn
众议院
to pass (legislation)
tōngguò
通过
$70 billion
700 yì měiyuán
700亿美元
immigration
yímín
移民
law enforcement
zhífǎ
执法
funding appropriation
bōkuǎn
拨款
bill / legislation
faan
法案
。

the United States

House of Representatives

by (a margin of)

(structural particle)

(completion marker)

700 yì měiyuán

(structural particle)

law enforcement

funding appropriation

funding / funds

to support / to fund

during the term of office

(structural particle)

actions / operations

HSK 3June 11

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
June
liùyuè
六月
Patch Tuesday
bǔdīng xīngqī èr
补丁星期二
update
gēngxīn
更新
，
to bring
dài lái
带来
low latency
dī yánchí
低延迟
mode / profile
móshì
模式
and other / et cetera
děng
等
new features
xīn gōngnéng
新功能
。

Windows 11 (operating system)

to add / newly added

duō yìngyòng

camera / webcam

sharing / shared access

feature / function

to fix / to patch

more than / exceeding

security vulnerabilities

ānquán lòudòng

HSK 3June 11

New York Knicks
Niǔyuē Níkèsī
纽约尼克斯
to create / to achieve
chuàngzào
创造
NBA Finals
NBA zǒng juésài
NBA总决赛
in history
lìshǐ shàng
历史上
largest / greatest
zuì dà
最大
comeback / reversal
nìzhuǎn
逆转
。

New York Knicks

Niǔyuē Níkèsī

纽约尼克斯

NBA zǒng juésài

trailing / behind

(structural particle)

desperate situation

to bounce back / to come back

to win narrowly

San Antonio Spurs

Shèng Āndōngníyào Mǎcì

圣安东尼奥马刺

HSK 5June 11

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
against / toward
duì
对
e-commerce
diànshāng
电商
platform
píngtái
平台
Coupang (South Korean e-commerce company)
Coupang
Coupang
to issue (a fine)
kāi chū
开出
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
。

Personal Information Protection Commission

Gèrén Xìnxī Bǎohù Wěiyuánhuì

个人信息保护委员会

due to / because of

data breach / data leak

shùjù xièlòu

incident / event

Coupang (South Korean e-commerce company)

to impose (a penalty)

624.7 billion Korean won

6247 yì hányuán

(equivalent to approximately)

4.09 yì měiyuán

(structural particle)

HSK 4June 11

the United States
Měiguó
美国
May
wǔyuè
五月
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
4.2 percent
4.2%
4.2%
，
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
in the past three years
sān nián lái
三年来
a new high
xīn gāo
新高
。

the United States

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Láogōng Tǒngjìjú

劳工统计局

to announce / to release

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

xiāofèizhě jiàgé zhǐshù

消费者价格指数

to rise / to increase

being / reaching

the highest level

zuì gāo shuǐpíng

HSK 5June 10

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
within four years
sì nián nèi
四年内
towards / into
xiàng
向
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
for use in / to be used for
yòngyú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
。

during the period

100 yì měiyuán

content / scope

to cover / to encompass

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

shùjù zhōngxīn

expansion / to expand

and / as well as

talent / skilled personnel

HSK 4June 10

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
confidential / secret
mìmì
秘密
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
to go public / IPO
shàngshì
上市
application / filing
shēnqǐng
申请
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
may reach
huò dá
或达
one trillion US dollars
wàn yì měiyuán
万亿美元
level / tier
jíbié
级别
。

OpenAI (AI company)

confidential / secret

the United States

regulatory authorities

jiānguan jīgòu

to submit / to file

IPO (initial public offering)

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

application documents

shēnqǐng wénjiàn

the tech industry

most closely watched

zuì shòu zhǔmù

structural particle

IPO / to go public

HSK 3June 10

the United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Belfast
Bèiěrfǎsītè
贝尔法斯特
to break out
bàofā
爆发
anti-immigration
fǎn yímín
反移民
riots / unrest
sāoluàn
骚乱
，
multiple vehicles
duō liàng
多辆
vehicles
chēliàng
车辆
passive marker
bèi
被
to set on fire / arson
zònghuǒ
纵火
to burn
fénshāo
焚烧
。

Bèiěrfǎsītè

贝尔法斯特

Sudanese national

because of / due to

alleged / suspected

wielding a knife

dāngdì jūmín

immediately thereafter

anti-immigration

HSK 6June 10

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
yǔ
与
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
mutual / reciprocal
xiānghù
相互
strikes / attacks
xíjī
袭击
after
hòu
后
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to pause / to suspend
zànting
暂停
military operations
xíngdòng
行动
，
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
situation / state of affairs
xíngshì
形势
still
réng
仍
fragile / vulnerable
cuìruò
脆弱
。

Nèitǎníyǎhú

内塔尼亚胡

liù yuè jiǔ rì

to suspend / to pause

against / towards

structural particle

military operations

jūnshì xíngdòng

wǔzhuāng bùduì

immediately thereafter

to state / to indicate

to stop / to cease

strikes / attacks