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shēng huó
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·HSK 2April 3

women
nǚzǐ
女子
Final Four semifinal
sì qiáng sài
四强赛
tonight
jīn wǎn
今晚
in / at
zài
Phoenix
Fēiníkèsī
菲尼克斯
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
UConn (University of Connecticut)
UConn
UConn
to face off against
duìzhèn
对阵
South Carolina
Nán Kǎluólái nà
南卡罗来纳

United States
Měiguó
美国
college / university
dàxué
大学
women
nǚzǐ
女子
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
national
quánguó
全国
Final Four semifinal
sì qiáng sài
四强赛
tonight
jīn wǎn
今晚
in / at
zài
Phoenix
Fēiníkèsī
菲尼克斯
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
UConn (University of Connecticut)
UConn
UConn
to face off against
duìzhèn
对阵
South Carolina
Nán Kǎluólái nà
南卡罗来纳
UCLA (University of California Los Angeles)
UCLA
UCLA
to face off against
duìzhèn
对阵
Texas
Dékèsàsī
得克萨斯
four (teams)
sì zhī
四支
team
qiúduì
球队
all / entirely
quánbù
全部
are
shì
number one
yī hào
一号
seeded team
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队

Burkina Faso
Bùjīnàfǎsuǒ
布基纳法索
military
jūnshì
军事
leader
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
stated / said
chēng
the country
gāi guó
该国
should
yīng
to forget
wàngjì
忘记
democracy
mínzhǔ
民主
to prioritize
yōuxiān
优先
to address
jiějué
解决
security
ānquán
安全
issue / problem
wèntí
问题

Burkina Faso
Bùjīnàfǎsuǒ
布基纳法索
military
jūnshì
军事
leader
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
Traore
Tèlā àoléi
特拉奥雷
recently
jìnrì
近日
publicly
gōngkāi
公开
stated
biǎoshì
表示
the country
gāi guó
该国
should
yīng jiāng
应将
security
ānquán
安全
place above
zhìyú
置于
democracy
mínzhǔ
民主
above
zhī shàng
之上
these remarks
cǐ yán
此言
triggered
yǐnfā
引发
the international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
widespread
guǎngfàn
广泛
criticism
pīpíng
批评

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
toward
duì
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
yī bǎi yì měiyuán
100亿美元
to deepen
shēnhuà
深化
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
and
cybersecurity
wǎngluò ānquán
网络安全
cooperation
hézuò
合作

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Vice Chairman
fù dǒngshìzhǎng
副董事长
Brad Smith (Microsoft President)
Bùlādé Shǐmìsī
布拉德·史密斯
on
April 3rd
sì yuè sān rì
4月3日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
will
jiāng
in
zài
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
to / through
zhì
2029
èr líng èr jiǔ nián
2029年
between
jiān
toward
xiàng
Japan
Rìběn
日本
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$10 billion
yī bǎi yì měiyuán
100亿美元
focusing on
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to expand / build out
kuòjiàn
扩建
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
and
bìng
to plan
jìhuà
计划
to train
péixùn
培训
more than one million
yú bǎi wàn
逾百万
(measure word for persons)
míng
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师

Japan
Rìběn
日本
Daifuku (Japanese company)
Dàfú
大福
to complete
wánchéng
完成
new
xīn
clean room
jiéjìng shì
洁净室
construction expansion
kuòjiàn
扩建
in order to
to meet / to satisfy
mǎnzú
满足
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求

Japan
Rìběn
日本
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
equipment maker
shèbèishāng
设备商
Daifuku (Japanese company)
Dàfú
大福
on / at
April 3rd
sì yuè sān rì
四月三日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
completion of
wánchéng
完成
new
xīn
production line
shēngchǎn xiàn
生产线
expansion
kuòjiàn
扩建
clean room
jiéjìng shì
洁净室
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
to increase
tíshēng
提升
approximately
yuē
30 percent
sān chéng
三成
this
cǐ cì
此次
expansion
kuòjiàn
扩建
is aimed at
zhǐzài
旨在
to address / to cope with
yìngduì
应对
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
demand
xūqiú
需求
surge / sharp increase
jīzēng
激增
brought about by
dài lái de
带来的
equipment
shèbèi
设备
order
dìngdān
订单
pressure
yālì
压力

research / study
yánjiū
研究
to show / to reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
single / one-time
dān cì
单次
gene therapy
jīyīn zhìliáo
基因治疗
injection
zhùshè
注射
can / is able to
to make / to enable
shǐ
使
congenital / hereditary
xiāntiānxìng
先天性
deafness
ěrlóng
耳聋
patients
huànzhě
患者
to recover / to restore
huīfù
恢复
hearing
tīnglì
听力

Karolinska (Swedish medical university)
Kǎluólínsīkǎ
卡罗林斯卡
medical school
yīxuéyuàn
医学院
and / with
China
Zhōngguó
中国
cooperative
hézuò
合作
team
tuánduì
团队
(particle)
de
latest
zuìxīn
最新
research
yánjiū
研究
to show / to indicate
biǎomíng
表明
a type of
yī zhǒng
一种
new
xīnxíng
新型
gene therapy approach
jīyīn liáofǎ
基因疗法
is capable of
nénggòu
能够
effectively
yǒuxiào
有效
to restore
huīfù
恢复
congenital
xiāntiānxìng
先天性
deafness
ěrlóng
耳聋
patients
huànzhě
患者
(particle)
de
hearing
tīnglì
听力
ten (people)
shí míng
十名
to receive
jiēshòu
接受
treatment
zhìliáo
治疗
(particle)
de
patients
huànzhě
患者
all / each
jūn
within
zài
within six months
liù gè yuè nèi
六个月内
to show
xiǎnshì
显示
(directional particle)
chū
clear / obvious
míngxiǎn
明显
improvement
gǎishàn
改善

Liberation Day (tariff announcement)
Jiěfàng rì
解放日
tariff
guānshuì
关税
one-year anniversary
yī zhōu nián
一周年
investor
tóuzī zhě
投资者
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to regard / to reassess
kàndài
看待
United States
Měiguó
美国
assets
zīchǎn
资产

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
tariff
guānshuì
关税
policy
zhèngcè
政策
one-year anniversary
yī zhōu nián
一周年
after
hòu
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
investor
tóuzī zhě
投资者
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to regard / to reassess
kàndài
看待
United States
Měiguó
美国
assets
zīchǎn
资产
United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
this year
jīnnián
今年
since / so far
yǐlái
以来
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
(completion particle)
le
approximately
yuē
5 percent
5%
5%
US dollar
Měiyuán
美元
to weaken
zǒu ruò
走弱
some / part of
bùfèn
部分
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
to flow to / to move towards
liú xiàng
流向
Europe
Ōuzhōu
欧洲
and other / etc.
děng
market
shìchǎng
市场

Nature Medicine journal
Zìrán Yīxué
《自然医学》
study
yánjiū
研究
fasting-mimicking
fǎng jìn shí
仿禁食
diet
yǐnshí
饮食
can
significantly
xiǎnzhù
显著
relieve
huǎnjiě
缓解
Crohn disease
Kèluóēn bìng
克罗恩病
symptoms
zhèngzhuàng
症状

a
yī xiàng
一项
published
fābiǎo
发表
in
Nature Medicine
Zìrán Yīxué
《自然医学》
structural particle
de
randomized
suíjī
随机
controlled
duìzhào
对照
clinical
línchuáng
临床
trial
shìyàn
试验
reveals
jiēshì
揭示
each month
měi yuè
每月
for five consecutive days
liánxù wǔ tiān
连续五天
following
zūnxún
遵循
fasting-mimicking
fǎng jìn shí
仿禁食
diet
yǐnshí
饮食
structural particle
de
Crohn disease
Kèluóēn bìng
克罗恩病
patients
huànzhě
患者
among
zhōng
approximately 69 percent
yuē 69%
约69%
achieved
dádào
达到
clinical
línchuáng
临床
remission
huǎnjiě
缓解
criteria
biāozhǔn
标准
significantly
xiǎnzhù
显著
higher than
gāoyú
高于
control group
duìzhào zǔ
对照组
44 percent
de 44%
的44%

WHO (World Health Organization)
Shìwèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
World Health Day
Shìjiè Wèishēng Rì
世界卫生日
theme
zhǔtí
主题

World Health Day
Shìjiè Wèishēng Rì
世界卫生日
is
shì
every year
měi nián
每年
April 7
sì yuè qī rì
4月7日
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
(structural particle)
de
theme
zhǔtí
主题
is
shì
together with
science
kēxué
科学
together
yīqǐ
一起
to protect
bǎohù
保护
humanity / people
rénlèi
人类
health
jiànkāng
健康

Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
announced
xuānbù
宣布
to
xiàng
sellers
màijiā
卖家
to charge / to levy
zhēngshōu
征收
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
fuel
ránliào
燃料
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
due to
yīn
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
driving up
tuī gāo
推高
energy
néngyuán
能源
costs
chéngběn
成本

Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
announced
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
from
cóng
April 17
sì yuè shíqī rì
4月17日
starting
to
xiàng
third-party
dì sān fāng
第三方
sellers
màijiā
卖家
to charge
shōuqǔ
收取
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
fuel
ránliào
燃料
and
logistics
wùliú
物流
surcharge
fùjiā fèi
附加费
reason
yuányīn
原因
is
shì
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
causing
dǎozhì
导致
energy
néngyuán
能源
costs
chéngběn
成本
to rise
shàngshēng
上升

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to go to China
fù Huá
赴华
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
postponed
tuīchí
推迟
to
zhì
May
wǔ yuè
五月
China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
trade
màoyì
贸易
consultations
cuōshāng
磋商
to continue
chíxù
持续
to advance
tuījìn
推进

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
and
Xi Jinping
Xí Jìnpíng
习近平
originally planned
yuán dìng
原定
on
early April
sì yuè chū
四月初
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
particle
de
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
due to
yīn
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military operations
jūnshì xíngdòng
军事行动
postponed
tuīchí
推迟
to
zhì
May 14th
wǔ yuè shísì rì
五月十四日
but
dàn
China-US
Zhōng-Měi
中美
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
state
biǎoshì
表示
bilateral
shuāngbiān
双边
trade
màoyì
贸易
consultations
cuōshāng
磋商
process
jìnchéng
进程
not affected by
bù shòu
不受
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响