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·HSK 5April 14

ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to break down / collapse
pòliè
破裂
United States
Měiguó
美国
against
duì
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval / maritime
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
in
zài
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
broke down
pòliè
破裂
after
hòu
United States
Měiguó
美国
on (formal)
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
四月十三日
against
duì
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
all
suǒyǒu
所有
ports
gǎngkǒu
港口
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnfāng
军方
described
jiāng
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
condemned as
chì wéi
斥为
bordering on / amounting to
jìnhū
近乎
piracy
hǎidào
海盗
behavior / act
xíngwéi
行为
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
consequently
suí zhī
随之
to break through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$100
100 měiyuán
100美元

four major
sì dà
四大
technology
kējì
科技
companies
gōngsī
公司
in the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
will
jiāng
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元

this year
jīnnián
今年
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
and
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
plan to
jìhuà
计划
to spend
huā
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
this
zhè
compared to
last year
qùnián
去年
more by
duō
71 percent
qīshíyī bǎifēnzhī
71%
of which
qízhōng
其中
approximately
yuē
75 percent
qīshíwǔ bǎifēnzhī
75%
used for
yòng yú
用于
AI
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
plans to
jìhuà
计划
June
liù yuè
六月
to launch / initiate
qǐdòng
启动
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
roadshow
lùyǎn
路演
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
on / at (formal)
June 8
liù yuè bā rì
六月八日
starting from
to launch
qǐdòng
启动
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
roadshow
lùyǎn
路演
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
reaches / amounts to
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元
this time
cǐ cì
此次
stock market listing
shàngshì
上市
expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
to become
chéngwéi
成为
history
lìshǐ
历史
scale
guīmó
规模
largest
zuì dà
最大
(structural particle)
de
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
company
gōngsī
公司
plans to
jìhuà
计划
will
jiāng
30 percent
sānshí bǎifēnzhī
30%
(structural particle)
de
shares
gǔfèn
股份
to allocate to
fēnpèi gěi
分配给
individual / retail
gèrén
个人
investor
tóuzīzhě
投资者

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / mega-scale
jùxíng
巨型
project
xiàngmù
项目
to serve as
dānrèn
担任
contract manufacturing / foundry
dàigōng
代工
partner
huǒbàn
伙伴

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
affiliated with / under the banner of
qí xià
旗下
Tesla (company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
and
xAI (Musk AI company)
xAI
xAI
jointly / in cooperation
liánhé
联合
to invest
tóuzī
投资
(structural particle)
de
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
project
xiàngmù
项目
the said / this
gāi
project
xiàngmù
项目
to cost (in investment)
hào zī
耗资
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
goal / target
mùbiāo
目标
is
shì
every year
měinián
每年
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
one terawatt
yī tài wǎ
一太瓦
(structural particle)
de
computing power
suàn lì
算力

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
to announce / release
gōng bù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results / performance
chéng jì
成绩

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
this week
zhè zhōu
这周
to announce
gōng bù
公布
completion marker
le
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results
chéng jì
成绩
profit / earnings
lì rùn
利润
to increase
zēng jiā
增加
completion marker
le
a lot
hěn duō
很多

JPMorgan Chase
Mó gēn dà tōng
摩根大通
to announce
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
financial results
yèjì
业绩
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
to reach
$12.6 billion
yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měiyuán
126亿美元

JPMorgan Chase
Mó gēn dà tōng
摩根大通
to announce
gōngbù
公布
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
$12.6 billion
yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měiyuán
126亿美元
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to exceed
chāochū
超出
analyst
fēnxī shī
分析师
expectations
yùqī
预期
trading
jiāoyì
交易
business
yèwù
业务
revenue
shōurù
收入
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
15 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ
15%
but
dàn
CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan)
Dài méng
戴蒙
also
warned
jǐnggào
警告
outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
contains
cúnzài
存在
uncertainty
bù quèdìng xìng
不确定性

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Guó jì Huò bì Jī jīn Zǔ zhī
国际货币基金组织
to forecast / project
yù cè
预测
this year
jīn nián
今年
global / worldwide
quán qiú
全球
economy
jīng jì
经济
to grow
zēng zhǎng
增长
3.3 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sān diǎn sān
百分之三点三

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Guó jì Huò bì Jī jīn Zǔ zhī
国际货币基金组织
today
jīn tiān
今天
to release / publish
fā bù
发布
completion marker
le
April
sì yuè
四月
World Economic Outlook (IMF report)
Shì jiè Jīng jì Zhǎn wàng
世界经济展望
report
bào gào
报告
to forecast
yù cè
预测
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global economy
quán qiú jīng jì
全球经济
growth rate
zēng zhǎng lǜ
增长率
to be / at
wéi
3.3 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sān diǎn sān
百分之三点三
but / however
dàn
to warn / warning
jǐng gào
警告
trade
mào yì
贸易
risk
fēng xiǎn
风险
still / as before
yī rán
依然
to exist
cún zài
存在

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
sets a record
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
reaching
$35.7 billion
sānbǎi wǔshíqī yì měiyuán
357亿美元
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
demand
xūqiú
需求
robust
qiángjìng
强劲

TSMC
Táijīdiàn
台积电
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínshōu
营收
reached
$35.7 billion
sānbǎi wǔshíqī yì měiyuán
357亿美元
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
thirty-five percent
bǎifēn zhī sānshíwǔ
百分之三十五
setting
chuàngxià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
particle
de
explosive
bàofā shì
爆发式
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
is
shì
driving
tuīdòng
推动
this
zhè yī
这一
performance
yèjì
业绩
particle
de
main
zhǔyào
主要
driver
dònglì
动力

McIlroy (golfer)
Màikè luóyī
麦克罗伊
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
two years
liǎng nián
两年
to win
yíngdé
赢得
United States
Měiguó
美国
The Masters (golf tournament)
Míngrén sài
名人赛
championship
guànjūn
冠军

golf
gāo ěr fū
高尔夫
golfer
qiúshǒu
球手
McIlroy (golfer)
Màikè luóyī
麦克罗伊
at
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
The Masters
Míngrén sài
名人赛
(location particle)
shàng
once again
zài cì
再次
to win
huòdé
获得
championship
guànjūn
冠军
historically
lìshǐ shàng
历史上
very few
hěn shǎo
很少
anyone
yǒu rén
有人
to accomplish
zuò dào
做到
this feat
zhè jiàn shì
这件事

electric vehicle
diàn dòng chē
电动车
startup company
chū chuàng gōng sī
初创公司
Slate Auto (EV startup)
Slate Auto
Slate Auto
to complete / close
wán chéng
完成
650 million US dollars
liù yì wǔ qiān wàn měi yuán
六亿五千万美元
funding round
róng zī
融资

Bezos (Jeff Bezos)
Bèi suǒ sī
贝索斯
under the banner of / backed by
qí xià
旗下
electric vehicle
diàn dòng chē
电动车
startup company
chū chuàng gōng sī
初创公司
Slate Auto (EV startup)
Slate Auto
Slate Auto
to complete
wán chéng
完成
completion marker
le
650 million US dollars
liù yì wǔ qiān wàn měi yuán
六亿五千万美元
Series C funding round
C lún róng zī
C轮融资
to plan
jì huà
计划
at / by
end of this year
jīn nián nián dǐ
今年年底
to launch / introduce
tuī chū
推出
one model of
yī kuǎn
一款
approximately
yuē
27,000 US dollars
liǎng wàn qī qiān měi yuán
两万七千美元
possessive marker
de
electric pickup truck
diàn dòng pí kǎ
电动皮卡