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·HSK 5May 29

France
Fǎguó
法国
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
company
gōngsī
公司
Mistral (French AI company)
Mistral
Mistral
to raise funds / to secure financing
chóuzī
筹资
$830 million
8.3 yì měiyuán
8.3亿美元
to build / to construct
jiànshè
建设
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
suburbs / outskirts
jiāowài
郊外
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

France
Fǎguó
法国
artificial intelligence
rénɡōnɡ zhìnénɡ
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Mistral (French AI company)
Mistral
Mistral
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
by means of / through
debt financing
zhàiwù rónɡzī
债务融资
method / approach
fāngshì
方式
to raise (funds)
chóují
筹集
$830 million
8.3 yì měiyuán
8.3亿美元
to be used for
yònɡyú
用于
in
zài
Paris
Bālí
巴黎
south / southern part
nánbù
南部
to build
jiànshè
建设
the first
shǒuɡè
首个
large-scale
dàxínɡ
大型
AI
AI
AI
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心

Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
and / also
bìng
with
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议

cloud data
yún shùjù
云数据
company
gōngsī
公司
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$1.39 billion
13.9 yì měiyuán
13.9亿美元
year-on-year / compared with the same period
tónɡbǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēnɡzhǎnɡ
增长
33 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān
33%
company
gōngsī
公司
at the same time / simultaneously
tónɡshí
同时
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / going to
jiānɡ
in / within
zài
within five years
wǔ nián nèi
五年内
toward / to
xiànɡ
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
to invest / to put into
tóurù
投入
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元

NASA
Měiguó Hángtiānjú
美国航天局
Nancy Grace Roman (astronomer)
Nán Xī Gé Lěi Zī Luómàn
南希·格蕾丝·罗曼
space telescope
tàikōng wàngyuǎnjìng
太空望远镜
to launch
fāshè
发射
time / date
shíjiān
时间
moved up to / advanced to
tíqián zhì
提前至
September 2026
2026 nián 9 yuè
2026年9月

NASA
Měiguó Hángtiānjú
美国航天局
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Nancy Grace Roman
Nán Xī Gé Lěi Zī Luómàn
南希·格蕾丝·罗曼
space telescope
tàikōng wàngyuǎnjìng
太空望远镜
(possessive particle)
de
launch
fāshè
发射
time
shíjiān
时间
moved up to
tíqián zhì
提前至
September of this year
jīnnián 9 yuè
今年9月
the telescope
gāi wàngyuǎnjìng
该望远镜
will
jiāng
to explore
tànsuǒ
探索
dark energy
àn néngliàng
暗能量
and
exoplanet
xì wài xíngxīng
系外行星

NASA (US National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Měiguó Hángtiānjú
美国航天局
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
lunar base / moon base
yuèqiú jīdì
月球基地
construction / to build
jiànshè
建设
plan
jìhuà
计划
as early as / at the earliest
zuì zǎo
最早
this autumn
jīn qiū
今秋
to initiate / to launch
qǐdòng
启动
first batch
shǒu pī
首批
mission / task
rènwù
任务

NASA
Měiguó Hángtiānjú
美国航天局
on May 26
yú 5 yuè 26 rì
于5月26日
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
moon base / lunar base
yuèqiú jīdì
月球基地
construction
jiànshè
建设
roadmap
lùxiàntú
路线图
to plan
jìhuà
计划
this year
jīnnián
今年
within
nèi
to launch
fāshè
发射
three times
sān cì
三次
unmanned / uncrewed
wú rén
无人
to land on the moon
dēng yuè
登月
mission
rènwù
任务

Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型

Meta (company name)
Meta
Meta
on May 20
yú 5 yuè 20 rì
于5月20日
to reduce / to cut
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately
yuē
8,000 (people)
bā qiān míng
八千名
employee / staff
yuángōng
员工
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
global
quánqiú
全球
total headcount
yuángōng zǒngshù
员工总数
(possessive particle)
de
10 percent
10%
10%
this time / this round
cǐ cì
此次
layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
is
shì
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
this year
jīnnián
今年
since
yǐlái
以来
the largest in scale
guīmó zuì dà de
规模最大的
one round
yī lún
一轮
aimed at / intended to
zhǐ zài
旨在
will (future marker)
jiāng
resources
zīyuán
资源
to reallocate / to redistribute
chóngxīn fēnpèi
重新分配
to / toward
zhì
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域

Google (company name)
Gǔgē
谷歌
at / in
zài
developer conference
kāifāzhě dàhuì
开发者大会
(location particle, at/on)
shàng
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
new version / new model
xīn kuǎn
新款
Gemini 3.5 (AI model name)
Gemini 3.5
Gemini 3.5
model / AI model
móxíng
模型

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
at
zài
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
developer conference
kāifāzhě dàhuì
开发者大会
(location particle)
shàng
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
(completion particle)
le
Gemini 3.5 Flash (AI model)
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash
this model / this product
zhè kuǎn
这款
model
móxíng
模型
speed
sùdù
速度
fast
kuài
performance
xìngnéng
性能
also
very powerful / strong
hěn qiáng
很强

Nvidia (company name)
Yīngwéidá
英伟达
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue / earnings
yíngsōu
营收
to set (a record)
chuàng
$81.6 billion
816 yì měiyuán
816亿美元
historical / all-time
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record
xīngāo
新高

Nvidia (company name)
Yīngwéidá
英伟达
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$81.6 billion
816 yì měiyuán
816亿美元
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
85 percent
85%
85%
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
business / division
yèwù
业务
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
92 percent
92%
92%
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
$75.2 billion
752 yì měiyuán
752亿美元
new record
xīn jìlù
新纪录

Novak Djokovic
Déyuē Kēwéiqí
德约科维奇
to advance / to qualify
jìnjí
晋级
French Open / Roland Garros
Fǎwǎng
法网
third round
dì sān lún
第三轮
will
jiāng
to face / to take on (in competition)
yíngzhàn
迎战
19-year-old
19 suì
19岁
structural particle
de
Joao Fonseca
Fēngsāikǎ
丰塞卡

Novak Djokovic
Nuòwǎkè Déyuē Kēwéiqí
诺瓦克·德约科维奇
at
zài
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
French Open / Roland Garros
Fǎguó Wǎngqiú Gōngkāisài
法国网球公开赛
second round
dì èr lún
第二轮
to defeat / to beat
jībài
击败
opponent
duìshǒu
对手
to advance
jìnjí
晋级
third round
dì sān lún
第三轮
will
jiāng
to face in competition
yíngzhàn
迎战
Brazil
Bāxī
巴西
rising star
xīnxīng
新星
Joao Fonseca
Fēngsāikǎ
丰塞卡

JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxínggōng
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
bank
yínháng
银行
may / possibly
huò
to spend / to invest
chīzī
斥资
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购

JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxínggōng
首席执行官
Jamie Dimon
Dàiméng
戴蒙
at / in
zài
one (measure word for events)
yī chǎng
一场
New York
Niǔyuē
纽约
financial / finance
jīnróng
金融
conference / meeting
huìyì
会议
at
shàng
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
the bank (formal reference)
gāi háng
该行
in the future
wèilái
未来
a few years
jǐ nián
几年
within
nèi
possibly / potentially
kěnéng
可能
to spend / to invest
chīzī
斥资
up to / as much as
zuìgāo
最高
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
to complete
wánchéng
完成
one (measure word for transactions)
yī bǐ
一笔
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购