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·HSK 4August 12

Sony
suǒ ní
索尼
and
TSMC
táijī diàn
台积电
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
$6.3 billion
63 yì měiyuán
63亿美元
cooperation
hézuò
合作

Sony
suǒ ní
索尼
and
TSMC
táijī diàn
台积电
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$6.3 billion
63 yì měiyuán
63亿美元
possessive
de
joint venture
hézī
合资
investment
tóuzī
投资
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
will
jiāng
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
image sensor
túxiàng chuáng gǎnqìqi
图像传感器
production
shēngchǎn
生产
scale
guīmó
规模

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
new model
xīnkuǎn
新款
Pixel 11
Pixel 11
Pixel 11
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机

Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
in
zài
New York
niǔyuē
纽约
to hold
jǔbàn
举办
Made by Google event
Made by Google
Made by Google
event
huódòng
活动
to launch
tuīchū
推出
Pixel 11
Pixel 11
Pixel 11
series
xìliè
系列
phone
shǒujī
手机
this time
cǐcì
此次
launch event
fābuhuì
发布会
is
shì
the company
gāigōngsī
该公司
important
zhòngyào
重要
possessive
de
new product
xīnchǎnpǐn
新产品
showcase
zhǎnshì
展示

China
Zhōngguó
中国
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
to exceed / surpasses
chāoguò
超过
1.2 trillion yuan (120 billion yuan)
yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán
一千二百亿元
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to reduce / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
production
zhìzuò
制作
costs
fèiyòng
费用

China
Zhōngguó
中国
structural particle
de
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
exceeds
chāoguò
超过
120 billion yuan
yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán
一千二百亿元
AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
(disposal marker)
production
zhìzuò
制作
costs
fèiyòng
费用
lowered / reduced
jiàngdī le
降低了
a lot
hěnduō
很多
the whole world
quán shìjiè
全世界
more and more
yuèláiyuèduō
越来越多
structural particle
de
people
rén
like / enjoy
xǐhuān
喜欢
to watch
kàn
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
short dramas
duǎnjù
短剧

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
the AI Act
Réngōng Zhìnéng Fǎ
《人工智能法》
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to enter / to begin
jìnrù
进入
law enforcement / enforcement
zhífǎ
执法
stage / phase
jiēduàn
阶段
deepfakes
shēndù wěizào
深度伪造
content
nèiróng
内容
must / shall
mandatory / compulsory
qiángzhì
强制
to label / to mark
biāozhù
标注

European Commission
Ōuméng Wěiyuánhuì
欧盟委员会
on (formal preposition)
August 2nd
bāyuè èr rì
八月二日
to launch / to activate
qǐdòng
启动
the AI Act
Réngōng Zhìnéng Fǎ
《人工智能法》
enforcement
zhífǎ
执法
requiring
yāoqiú
要求
chatbots
liáotiān jīqìrén
聊天机器人
to inform / to notify
gàozhī
告知
users
yònghù
用户
its / that they are
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
identity / nature
shēnfèn
身份
violating the rules
wéiguī
违规
companies
qǐyè
企业
at most / up to
zuìgāo
最高
will (future marker)
jiāng
passive marker
bèi
to fine / fined
fákuǎn
罚款
15 million
yīqiān wǔbǎi wàn
一千五百万
euros
Ōuyuán
欧元

Saudi Arabia
Shātè
沙特
Turkey
Tǔěrqí
土耳其
and / with (formal)
Pakistan
Bājīsītǎn
巴基斯坦
in / at
zài
Mecca
Màijiā
麦加
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
joint defense
liánhé fángyù
联合防御
agreement / pact
xiéyì
协议
to build / to establish
gòujiàn
构建
new
xīn
security
ānquán
安全
framework
kuàngjià
框架

the three countries
sān guó
三国
leaders
lǐngdǎo rén
领导人
August 7th
bāyuè qī rì
八月七日
in / at
zài
Mecca
Màijiā
麦加
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
Màijiā Liánhé Fángyù Xiéyì
《麦加联合防御协议》
to stipulate / providing that
guīdìng
规定
any one party
rènhé yīfāng
任何一方
to suffer / to be subject to
zāoshòu
遭受
armed attack
wǔzhuāng gōngjī
武装攻击
shall be / is then
regarded as
shìwéi
视为
against
duì
all three countries
sān guó
三国
structural particle
de
collective / joint
gòngtóng
共同
attack
gōngjī
攻击

United States
Měiguó
美国
largest
zuìdà
最大
reservoir
shuǐkù
水库
Lake Mead
Mǐdé Hú
米德湖
water level
shuǐwèi
水位
to set yet another (record)
zài chuàng
再创
all-time record low
lìshǐ xīn dī
历史新低
western / the West
xībù
西部
water resources
shuǐ zīyuán
水资源
crisis
wēijī
危机
to worsen / to intensify
jiājù
加剧

Lake Mead
Mǐdé Hú
米德湖
water level
shuǐwèi
水位
on (formal preposition)
August 7th
bāyuè qī rì
八月七日
to drop to / to fall to
jiàng zhì
降至
since records began
yǒu jìlù yǐlái
有记录以来
the lowest point
zuì dī diǎn
最低点
breaking
dǎpò le
打破了
the year 2022
èr líng èr èr nián
二零二二年
structural particle
de
record
jìlù
纪录
sustained / ongoing
chíxù
持续
drought
gānhàn
干旱
and
low
snowpack / snowfall levels
xuě liàng
雪量
are
shì
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
cause / reason
yuányīn
原因

United States
Měiguó
美国
July
qīyuè
七月
employment
jiùyè
就业
number of people
rénshù
人数
unexpectedly / to one is surprise
yìwài
意外
to decrease / to decline
jiǎnshǎo
减少
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to lay off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
50,000
wǔ wàn
五万
people
rén

United States
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Jú
劳工局
to report / report
bàogào
报告
July
qīyuè
七月
nonfarm payrolls
fēi nóng jiùyè
非农就业
number of people
rénshù
人数
decreased by
jiǎnshǎo le
减少了
23,000
liǎng wàn sān qiān
两万三千
people
rén
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
departments / sector
bùmén
部门
laid off workers
cáiyuán
裁员
the most
zuìduō
最多
unemployment rate
shīyè lǜ
失业率
slightly / by a small margin
xiǎofú
小幅
to fall / to decrease
xiàjiàng
下降
to / reaching
dào
4.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì diǎn yī
百分之四点一
but / however
dàn
labor force
láodòng lì
劳动力
participation rate
cānyù lǜ
参与率
also
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
also fell
xiàjiàng le
下降了

New Mexico (US state)
Xīn Mòxīgē Zhōu
新墨西哥州
court / law court
fǎyuàn
法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to pay
zhīfù
支付
$567 million
5.67 yì měiyuán
5.67亿美元
compensation / damages
péicháng
赔偿
children
értóng
儿童
mental health
xīnlǐ jiànkāng
心理健康
harm / damage
sǔnhài
损害

United States
Měiguó
美国
New Mexico (US state)
Xīn Mòxīgē Zhōu
新墨西哥州
court / law court
fǎyuàn
法院
to rule / to adjudicate
cáidìng
裁定
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to pay
zhīfù
支付
$567 million
5.67 yì měiyuán
5.67亿美元
in order to
to resolve / to address
jiějué
解决
social media
shèjiāo méitǐ
社交媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
toward / against
duì
adolescents / teenagers
qīngshàonián
青少年
mental health
xīnlǐ jiànkāng
心理健康
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
structural particle
de
harm / damage
sǔnhài
损害
this
zhè
is
shì
following / after
this year
jīnnián
今年
March
sānyuè
三月
$375 million
3.75 yì měiyuán
3.75亿美元
civil penalty
mínshì fákuǎn
民事罚款
after / following
zhīhòu
之后
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
structural particle
de
yet another
yòu yī
又一
major / significant
zhòngdà
重大
legal
fǎlǜ
法律
compensation / damages
péicháng
赔偿

France
Fǎguó
法国
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
to trend toward / begin to
qūyú
趋于
stable / stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
more than / exceeding
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
land
tǔdì
土地
to be affected
shòu
to affect / reach
bōjí
波及

to sweep across / engulf
xíjuǎn
席卷
France
Fǎguó
法国
and
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
[modifier marker]
de
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
wildfire / forest fire
shān huǒ
山火
after / following
jīngguò
经过
several weeks
shù zhōu
数周
firefighting efforts
pūjiù
扑救
already
to trend toward
qūyú
趋于
stable / stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
burned area
guòhuǒ miànjī
过火面积
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
600 square miles
600 píngfāng yīnglǐ
600平方英里
tens of thousands of
shù wàn míng
数万名
the public / civilians
mínzhòng
民众
to be forced to
bèipò
被迫
to evacuate
shūsàn
疏散