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·HSK 2April 22

worldwide / global
quánqiú
全球
to welcome / to mark
yínglái
迎来
the 56th
dì wǔshíliù gè
第五十六个
Earth Day
Dìqiú Rì
地球日
，
everywhere / around the world
gè dì
各地
to hold / to organize
jǔbàn
举办
activities / events
huódòng
活动
to call on / to appeal for
hūyù
呼吁
to protect
bǎohù
保护
the environment
huánjìng
环境
。

sìyuè èrshíèr rì

四月二十二日

dì wǔshíliù gè

第五十六个

held / organized

calling on people

to pay attention to

environmental issues

huánjìng wèntí

sìyuè èrshíèr rì

四月二十二日

zuì zhòngyào de

environmental protection

HSK 3April 22

Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
Teotihuacan (ancient city in Mexico)
Tè-ào-dì-wǎ-kǎn
特奥蒂瓦坎
archaeological site / ruins
yízhǐ
遗址
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
shooting incident
qiāngjī shìjiàn
枪击事件
，
one (person)
yī míng
一名
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
tourist
yóukè
游客
to lose one life / to be killed
yùnàn
遇难
。

sìyuè èrshí rì

四月二十日

Mòxīgē Chéng

structural particle

Tè-ào-dì-wǎ-kǎn

特奥蒂瓦坎

heritage / archaeological zone

causing / resulting in

thirteen people

gunman / shooter

afterward / subsequently

to take one life / suicide

police / law enforcement

currently / in the process of

to launch / to begin

HSK 5April 22

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to add on top / to invest additionally
zhuījiā
追加
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
二百五十亿美元
investment / to invest
tóuzī
投资
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
strategic partnership
zhànlüè hézuò
战略合作
。

sìyuè èrshíyī rì

四月二十一日

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

startup company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Anthropic (AI company)

to additionally invest

èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán

二百五十亿美元

structural particle

to consolidate / to strengthen

structural particle

strategic partnership

zhànlüè hézuò guānxi

战略合作关系

agreement / deal

structural particle

Anthropic (AI company)

to commit to / to pledge

to spend / expenditure

more than / exceeding

yīqiān yì měiyuán

一千亿美元

HSK 4April 22

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to appoint / to name
rènmìng
任命
John Ternus
Yuēhàn Tènàsī
约翰·特纳斯
as
wèi
为
newly appointed
xīnrèn
新任
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxíngguān
首席执行官
，
Tim Cook
Dìmǔ Kùkè
蒂姆·库克
will
jiāng
将
to transition to a new role
zhuǎnrèn
转任
executive chairman
zhíxíng zhǔxí
执行主席
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

to step down from office

CEO / chief executive officer

shǒuxí zhíxíngguān

首席执行官

hardware engineering

yìngjiàn gōngchéng

head / person in charge

Yuēhàn Tènàsī

约翰·特纳斯

to take over / to succeed

Cook (Tim Cook)

after stepping down

to take on a new role

Apple (company)

board of directors

executive chairman

zhíxíng zhǔxí

to participate in

major / significant

decision-making

HSK 4April 21

OpenAI (AI research and technology company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
annual revenue / yearly earnings
nián shōurù
年收入
to surpass / to break through
tūpò
突破
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
plans to / intends to
jìhuà
计划
at the earliest / as early as
zuì kuài
最快
in / by
yú
于
by end of 2026 / late 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
to go public / to list
shàngshì
上市
。

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

OpenAI (AI research and technology company)

(possessive particle)

annualized revenue / annual run-rate revenue

niánhuà shōurù

surpassed / exceeded

250 yì měiyuán

is actively / is currently working to

to prepare for / to plan

at the earliest

fourth quarter / Q4

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 3April 21

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
the police / police authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
regarding / in connection with
jiù
就
IPO fraud / listing fraud
shàngshì qīzhà
上市欺诈
allegations / charges
zhǐkòng
指控
to apply for / to seek
shēnqǐng
申请
arrest / to arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
HYBE (South Korean entertainment company)
HYBE
HYBE
founder
chuàngshǐ rén
创始人
Bang Si-hyuk (HYBE founder)
Fáng Shíhè
房时赫
。

the police / police authorities

court / the courts

to apply for / to seek

arrest / to arrest

HYBE (South Korean entertainment company)

chuàngshǐ rén

also serving as / concurrently

chairman / board chairperson

dǒngshì zhǎng

Bang Si-hyuk (HYBE founder and chairman)

accusing / charging with

him / the accused

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

during / throughout the period

to violate / to breach

capital markets

zīběn shìchǎng

relevant laws / applicable regulations

xiāngguān fǎlǜ

HSK 5April 21

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to refuse / to reject
jùjué
拒绝
to attend / to join
cānjiā
参加
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
second round / second session
dì èr lún
第二轮
negotiations / talks
tánpàn
谈判
，
US-Iran / United States and Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
to face / to be under
miànlín
面临
pressure / strain
yālì
压力
。

stated / announced

will not / would not

to send / to dispatch

representatives / delegates

to attend / to join

being held / scheduled

negotiations / talks

ceasefire agreement

tínghuǒ xiéyì

to fall into / to become mired in

uncertainty / doubt

United States / American

Vance (JD Vance)

originally scheduled / planned to

to travel to / to head to

to participate in

stance / attitude

hardline / firm and unyielding

situation / state of affairs

once again heading toward

tense / strained

HSK 3April 21

artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chipmaker / chip manufacturer
xīnpiàn shāng
芯片商
Cerebras (AI chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
IPO application / listing application
shàngshì shēnqǐng
上市申请
，
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
approximately / about
yuē
约
$23 billion
230 yì měiyuán
230亿美元
。

United States / American

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

chip company / chipmaker

xīnpiàn gōngsī

Cerebras Systems (AI chipmaker)

Cerebras Systems

Cerebras Systems

recently / in recent days

officially / formally

to submit / to file

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

target valuation

mùbiāo gūzhí

230 yì měiyuán

and also / additionally

OpenAI (AI research company)

to sign / to enter into

cooperation agreement / partnership deal

hézuò xiéyì

HSK 4April 21

Japan
Rìběn
日本
Sanriku (northeastern Japan coast)
Sānlù
三陆
coastal area / coastline
yánhǎi
沿海
to occur / to take place
fāshēng
发生
magnitude 7.7
7.7 jí
7.7级
powerful earthquake / strong tremor
qiángzhèn
强震
，
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
qìxiàngtīng
气象厅
to issue / to release officially
fābù
发布
rare / uncommon
hǎnjiàn
罕见
subsequent / follow-up
hòuxù
后续
major earthquake / megaquake
dà dìzhèn
大地震
warning / alert
jǐnggào
警告
。

tsunami warning

hǎixiào jǐngbào

shortly afterward

to be lifted / cancelled

Meteorological Agency (JMA)

warned / issued warning

upcoming / within the coming

exceeding / above

major earthquake / megaquake

(structural particle)

probability / likelihood

to increase / to rise

tenfold / ten times

HSK 3April 20

naphtha (petrochemical feedstock)
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
shortage
duǎnquē
短缺
to push up / to drive up
tuīgāo
推高
building material costs
jiàncái
建材
cost
chéngběn
成本
，
Japan
Rìběn
日本
residential housing
zhùzhái
住宅
homebuilders / construction firms
jiànshāng
建商
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise prices
tí jià
提价
。

due to / because of

tightness / strain

multiple / several

residential housing

homebuilders / construction companies

jiànshè shāng

to raise / to increase

pipes / plumbing

paint / coatings