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zhōng guó
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shì jiè
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·HSK 1April 13

the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲

the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
today
jīn tiān
今天
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
he
will
yào
go to
four
sì gè
四个
country
guó jiā
国家
this
zhè
is
shì
the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
for the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
to visit officially
fǎng wèn
访问
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲

the United States
Měiguó
美国
begins
kāishǐ
开始
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
surpasses
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng yī bǎi měiyuán
每桶一百美元

the United States
Měiguó
美国
on
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
四月十三日
began
kāishǐ
开始
blockading
fēngsuǒ
封锁
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
caused
dǎozhì
导致
international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to break through
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng yī bǎi měiyuán
每桶一百美元
this
zhè
is
shì
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
after breaking down
pòliè hòu
破裂后
the United States
Měiguó
美国
taken
cǎiqǔ de
采取的
tough
qiángyìng
强硬
measure
cuòshī
措施

hacker
hēi kè
黑客
group / organization
zǔ zhī
组织
to hack into / intrude
rù qīn
入侵
game / gaming
yóu xì
游戏
company
gōng sī
公司
Rockstar Games (game developer)
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games

hacker
hēi kè
黑客
group / organization
zǔ zhī
组织
ShinyHunters (hacker group)
ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters
to hack into
rù qīn
入侵
completion marker
le
Rockstar Games (game developer)
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
possessive marker
de
data
shù jù
数据
to demand
yāo qiú
要求
company
gōng sī
公司
to pay money
fù qián
付钱

Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
equities trading
gǔpiào jiāoyì
股票交易
revenue
shōurù
收入
sets record
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
nineteen percent
bǎifēn zhī shíjiǔ
百分之十九

Goldman Sachs Group
Gāoshèng Jítuán
高盛集团
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
二零二六年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
nineteen percent
bǎifēn zhī shíjiǔ
百分之十九
equities trading
gǔpiào jiāoyì
股票交易
revenue
shōurù
收入
reached
$5.33 billion
wǔshísān diǎn sān yì měiyuán
53.3亿美元
setting
chuàngxià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
record
jìlù
纪录
global
quánqiú
全球
financial markets
jīnróng shìchǎng
金融市场
particle
de
intense
jùliè
剧烈
volatility
bōdòng
波动
drove
tuīdòng le
推动了
Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
trading
jiāoyì
交易
business
yèwù
业务
particle
de
standout
liàngyǎn
亮眼
performance
biǎoxiàn
表现

Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
profit
lìrùn
利润
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
19 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíjiǔ
19%
equities
gǔpiào
股票
trading
jiāoyì
交易
to set
chuàng
all-time record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录

Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
announced
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
$5.63 billion
wǔ shí liù diǎn sān yì měiyuán
56.3亿美元
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
19 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíjiǔ
19%
exceeded
chāochū
超出
analyst
fēnxī shī
分析师
expectations
yùqī
预期
equities
gǔpiào
股票
trading
jiāoyì
交易
division
bùmén
部门
revenue
shōurù
收入
to reach
$5.33 billion
wǔ shí sān diǎn sān yì měiyuán
53.3亿美元
set
chuàng
an all-time high
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高

Stanford (University)
Sī tǎn fú
斯坦福
report
bào gào
报告
China
Zhōng guó
中国
in
zài
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
field / domain
lǐng yù
领域
currently (progressive marker)
zhèng
rapidly / swiftly
xùn sù
迅速
to narrow / reduce
suō xiǎo
缩小
with
United States
Měi guó
美国
possessive marker
de
gap / disparity
chā jù
差距

Stanford University
Sī tǎn fú Dà xué
斯坦福大学
to release / publish
fā bù
发布
possessive marker
de
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
index
zhǐ shù
指数
report
bào gào
报告
to show / reveal
xiǎn shì
显示
China-US
Zhōng Měi
中美
top-tier / leading
dǐng jiān
顶尖
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
model
mó xíng
模型
possessive marker
de
performance gap
xìng néng chā jù
性能差距
has narrowed to
yǐ suō xiǎo zhì
已缩小至
only / merely
jǐn
2.7 percentage points
2.7 gè bǎi fēn diǎn
2.7个百分点

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Pǔ huá yǒng dào
普华永道
report
bàogào
报告
globally
quánqiú
全球
only
jǐn
20 percent
liǎng chéng
两成
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
to capture
jué qǔ
攫取
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
economic gains
jīngjì hónglì
经济红利
(structural particle)
de
three-quarters
sì fēn zhī sān
四分之三

PwC
Pǔ huá yǒng dào
普华永道
April 13th
sì yuè shí sān rì
4月13日
released
fābù
发布
(structural particle)
de
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
performance
jìxiào
绩效
study
yánjiū
研究
shows
xiǎnshì
显示
only
jǐn
approximately
yuē
20 percent
bǎifēnzhī èr shí
20%
(structural particle)
de
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
captured
jué qǔ
攫取
(completion particle)
le
more than
three-quarters
sì fēn zhī sān
四分之三
(structural particle)
de
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
economic benefits
jīngjì shōuyì
经济收益
Matthew Effect (winner-takes-most dynamic)
Mǎ tài xiào yìng
马太效应
pronounced
xiǎnzhù
显著
research
yánjiū
研究
points out
zhǐchū
指出
leading
lǐngxiān
领先
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
treat
jiāng
AI
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
as
zuòwéi
作为
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
a catalyst
cuī huà jì
催化剂
rather than
ér fēi
而非
merely
dānchún
单纯
(structural particle)
de
cost reduction and efficiency improvement
jiàng běn zēng xiào
降本增效
tool
gōngjù
工具

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduìpài
反对派
Peter Magyar (politician)
Mǎjíěr
马吉尔
won
yíngdé
赢得
parliamentary election
dàxuǎn
大选
in power
zhízhèng
执政
sixteen years
shíliù nián
十六年
particle
de
Viktor Orban
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
steps down
xiàtái
下台

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduìpài
反对派
leader
lǐngdǎo rén
领导人
Peter Magyar
Mǎjíěr
马吉尔
won
yíngdé le
赢得了
parliament
yìhuì
议会
election
dàxuǎn
大选
ended
jiéshù le
结束了
Viktor Orban
Àoěrbān
奥尔班
as long as
cháng dá
长达
sixteen years
shíliù nián
十六年
particle
de
rule
zhízhèng
执政
Magyar
Mǎjíěr
马吉尔
particle
de
Tisza Party
Dìsā Dǎng
蒂萨党
obtained
huòdé le
获得了
more than
chāoguò
超过
two thirds
sān fēn zhī èr
三分之二
particle
de
parliamentary
yìhuì
议会
seats
xíwèi
席位

Magyar (opposition leader)
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
to win
yíngdé
赢得
Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
general election
dàxuǎn
大选
Orban (incumbent PM)
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
16 years
shí liù nián
16年
in power
zhízhèng
执政
to mark
xuāngào
宣告
the end
zhōngjié
终结

Hungary
Xiōngyálì
匈牙利
opposition
fǎnduì pài
反对派
leader
lǐngxiù
领袖
Magyar
Mǎ yǎ ěr
马雅尔
in
zài
April 12th
sì yuè shí èr rì
四月十二日
(structural particle)
de
parliamentary
yìhuì
议会
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
(location marker)
zhōng
with
53.6 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ shí sān diǎn liù
53.6%
(structural particle)
de
vote share
dé piào lǜ
得票率
to defeat
jībài
击败
incumbent
xiànrèn
现任
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Orban
Ōu ěr bān
欧尔班
ending
zhōngjié
终结
his
stretching to
cháng dá
长达
16 years
shí liù nián
16年
(structural particle)
de
authoritarian
wēiquán
威权
rule
tǒngzhì
统治
Tisza Party
Dì sà dǎng
蒂萨党
won
yíngdé
赢得
199-seat
yī bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ xí
199席
parliament
yìhuì
议会
among
zhōng
(structural particle)
de
138 seats
yī bǎi sān shí bā xí
138席
securing
qǔdé
取得
to amend
xiūgǎi
修改
the constitution
xiànfǎ
宪法
required
suǒ xū
所需
(structural particle)
de
two-thirds
sān fēn zhī èr
三分之二
absolute majority
juéduì duōshù
绝对多数