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·HSK 5May 8

Apple (company)
Píngguǒ
苹果
iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)
iOS 27
iOS 27
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to allow / to permit
yǔnxǔ
允许
user
yònghù
用户
to choose / to select
xuǎnzé
选择
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
model
móxíng
模型
to power / to drive
qūdòng
驱动
intelligent features
zhìnéng gōngnéng
智能功能
。

Apple (company)

to plan / plans

iOS 27 (Apple mobile operating system)

Apple Intelligence (AI feature suite)

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence

to allow / to permit

will (future marker)

Claude (AI assistant)

Gemini (Google AI model)

and so on / etc.

AI (artificial intelligence)

HSK 3May 8

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
and / with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
computing power
suànlì
算力
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Anthropic (AI company)

will (future marker)

to lease / to rent

SpaceX (rocket company)

Memphis (city in Tennessee, USA)

structural particle

Colossus 1 (data center name)

shùjù zhōngxīn

computing power

to meet / to satisfy

rapidly growing

kuàisù zēngzhǎng

structural particle

HSK 4May 8

Samsung (electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to exit / to withdraw from
tuìchū
退出
China
Zhōngguó
中国
television
diànshì
电视
and
jí
及
home appliances
jiādiàn
家电
market
shìchǎng
市场
，
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
34 years
34 nián
34年
structural particle
de
的
sales
xiāoshòu
销售
history
lìshǐ
历史
。

South Korea / Korean

electronics giant

diànzǐ jùtóu

to cease / to stop

Zhōngguó dàlù

selling / sales of

lasting as long as

structural particle

HSK 4May 8

UK and US / British-American
Yīng Měi
英美
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
economic
jīngjì
经济
prosperity
fánróng
繁荣
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
most / the majority of
dàduōshù
大多数
goods / products
shāngpǐn
商品
tariffs
guānshuì
关税
maintained at / kept at
wéichí
维持
10 percent
10%
10%
。

United Kingdom / Britain

wǔyuè bā rì

officially / formally

Economic Prosperity Deal

《Jīngjì Fánróng Xiéyì》

《经济繁荣协议》

will (future marker)

to lay the foundation for

foundation / basis

HSK 2May 8

United States / American
Měiguó
美国
low-cost / budget
liánjià
廉价
airline
hángkōng gōngsī
航空公司
Spirit (airline name)
Spirit
Spirit
to stop / to cease
tíngzhǐ
停止
all
suǒyǒu
所有
flights
hángbān
航班
，
to close down / to shut down
guānbì
关闭
company
gōngsī
公司
。

United States / American

low-cost / budget

hángkōng gōngsī

Spirit Airlines (company name)

wǔyuè èr rì

to cease / to stop

17,000 (people)

yī wàn qīqiān míng

一万七千名

employees / workers

lost jobs / became unemployed

HSK 5May 8

Harvard
Hāfó
哈佛
study / research
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
model
móxíng
模型
in
zài
在
emergency room / urgent care
jízhěn
急诊
diagnosis / to diagnose
zhěnduàn
诊断
in / among
zhōng
中
to outperform / to surpass
chāoyuè
超越
doctors / physicians
yīshēng
医生
。

structural particle

one / a (measure word for items)

study / research

to show / to indicate

OpenAI (AI company)

structural particle

o1 (OpenAI reasoning model)

triage / patient sorting

structural particle

two (respectful measure word for people)

jīngyàn fēngfù de

经验丰富的

internal medicine physicians

nèikē yīshēng

HSK 3May 8

Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
annual revenue
nián yíngshoū
年营收
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
$30 billion
300 yì měiyuán
300亿美元
，
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
。

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

Anthropic (AI company)

structural particle

revenue / income

to reach / to achieve

300 yì měiyuán

OpenAI (AI company)

structural particle

250 yì měiyuán

Anthropic (AI company)

for the first time

aspect / dimension

to lead / to be ahead

OpenAI (AI company)

HSK 6May 7

US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chǔ
美联储
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
，
Powell (Jerome Powell)
Bào Wēi'ěr
鲍威尔
to chair / to preside over
zhǔchí
主持
the last time / final
zuìhòu yīcì
最后一次
rate-setting meeting (FOMC meeting)
yì xī huìyì
议息会议
。

US Federal Reserve

Měi Lián Chǔ

sì yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

四月二十九日

structural particle

chairman / chair

Powell (Jerome Powell)

during his term

structural particle

zuìhòu yīcì

HSK 4May 7

McDonald's (fast food chain)
Màidāngláo
麦当劳
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
same-store sales
tóng diàn xiāoshòu é
同店销售额
consecutive / continuously
liánxù
连续
four quarters
sì gè jìdù
四个季度
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
。

McDonald's (fast food chain)

wǔ yuè qī rì

to announce / to publish

financial report

same-store sales

tóng diàn xiāoshòu é

同店销售额

to achieve / to realize

fourth straight quarter

dì sì gè jìdù

第四个季度

HSK 2May 7

US stocks
měi gǔ
美股
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record
xīn gāo
新高
，
US-Iran
měi yī
美伊
peace talks / negotiations
hétán
和谈
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
to boost / to lift
tízhèn
提振
market
shìchǎng
市场
confidence
xìnxīn
信心
。

wǔ yuè liù rì

to surge / to rise sharply

S&P 500 (stock index)

biāopǔ wǔbǎi

Nasdaq (stock exchange)

both / simultaneously

to set / to establish

new record high