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·HSK 4April 29

UAE / the United Arab Emirates
Āliányù
阿联酋
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to withdraw from / to leave
tuìchū
退出
OPEC / Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Ōupèikè
欧佩克
sixty years
liùshí nián
六十年
membership / member status
chéngyuán
成员
relationship / ties
guānxi
关系
from this point on / hereby
jiùcǐ
就此
to come to an end / conclusion
zhōngjié
终结

UAE / the United Arab Emirates
Āliányù
阿联酋
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will [future marker]
jiāng
on / at [a specific time]
May 1st
wǔ yuè yī rì
五月一日
to withdraw from
tuìchū
退出
OPEC
Ōupèikè
欧佩克
and / as well as
OPEC+
Ōupèikè jiā
欧佩克加
alliance / coalition
liánméng
联盟
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
lasting as long as
chángdá
长达
sixty years
liùshí nián
六十年
structural particle
de
membership
chéngyuán
成员
relationship
guānxi
关系
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
occurs / happens amid
fāshēng zài
发生在
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
continuing / ongoing
chíxù
持续
to disrupt / to disturb
rǎoluàn
扰乱
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
market
shìchǎng
市场
turbulence / instability
dòngdàng
动荡
at the time of / during
zhī jì
之际

Palestine
Bālèsītǎn
巴勒斯坦
in / at
zài
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
more than twenty years
èrshí duō nián
二十多年
(period up to now)
lái
first time
shǒucì
首次
election / vote
xuǎnjǔ
选举
the West Bank
Yuēdàn Hé Xī àn
约旦河西岸
simultaneously
tóngbù
同步
to vote
tóupiào
投票

Palestine
Bālèsītǎn
巴勒斯坦
on / at (formal)
April 26th
4 yuè 26 rì
4月26日
in / at
zài
Gaza
Jiāshā
加沙
area / region
dìqū
地区
to hold
jǔxíng
举行
(completion particle)
le
more than twenty years
èrshí duō nián
二十多年
(up to now)
lái
(modifier particle)
de
first
shǒucì
首次
municipal
shìzhèng
市政
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
Fatah (Palestinian political party)
Fǎtǎhè
法塔赫
to support
zhīchí
支持
(modifier particle)
de
candidate
hòuxuǎn rén
候选人
to win
yíngdé
赢得
(completion particle)
le
majority
duōshù
多数
seats (in a council)
yì xí
议席
the West Bank
Yuēdàn Hé Xī àn
约旦河西岸
(modifier particle)
de
voter turnout
tóupiào lǜ
投票率
approximately / about
yuē wèi
约为
53 percent
bǎi fēn zhī wǔshísān
53%

the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
to set / to create
chuàng
history
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record high
xīn gāo
新高
S&P 500
Biāopǔ 500
标普500
and
the Nasdaq index
Nàsīdákè Zhǐshù
纳斯达克指数
both / the two together
shuāngshuāng
双双
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨

the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
the 27th
27 rì
27日
at the close of trading
shōupán shí
收盘时
to set / to establish
chuàng xià
创下
history
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record
xīn gāo
新高
the S&P 500 index
Biāopǔ 500 Zhǐshù
标普500指数
closed at
shōupán zài
收盘在
7,173.91 points
7173.91 diǎn
7173.91点
the Nasdaq index
Nàsīdákè Zhǐshù
纳斯达克指数
closed at
shōupán zài
收盘在
24,887.10 points
24887.10 diǎn
24887.10点
investor
tóuzī zhě
投资者
about / regarding
duì
technology
kējì
科技
company
gōngsī
公司
earnings report
cáibào
财报
result
jiéguǒ
结果
to be full of
chōngmǎn
充满
expectation / hope
qīdài
期待
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
market
shìchǎng
市场
to strengthen / to rally
zǒu qiáng
走强

General Motors
Tōngyòng Qìchē
通用汽车
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
full year / annual
quán nián
全年
profit / earnings
yínglì
盈利
guidance / outlook
zhǐyǐn
指引

General Motors
Tōngyòng Qìchē
通用汽车
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
adjusted / after adjustments
tiáozhěng hòu
调整后
earnings per share
měi gǔ shōuyì
每股收益
is / equals (formal)
wèi
$3.70
3.70 měiyuán
3.70美元
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
analyst
fēnxī shī
分析师
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
(modifier particle)
de
$2.62
2.62 měiyuán
2.62美元
company
gōngsī
公司
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
to raise / to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
full year
quán nián
全年
results / performance
yèjì
业绩
guidance
zhǐyǐn
指引
news
xiāoxi
消息
announced
gōngbù
公布
after
hòu
share price / stock price
gǔjià
股价
intraday / during trading
pán zhōng
盘中
to rise more than
zhǎng yú
涨逾
4 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sì
4%

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drone / unmanned aircraft
wúrén jī
无人机
for the third time
sān dù
三度
to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
Tuapse (city in Russia)
Tú Āpǔxiè
图阿普谢
oil refinery
liàn yóu chǎng
炼油厂
large fire / blaze
dàhuǒ
大火
once again
zài dù
再度
to ignite / to break out (fire)
rán qǐ
燃起

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drone
wúrén jī
无人机
the 28th
28 rì
28日
again / once more
zàicì
再次
to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
the Black Sea
Hēihǎi
黑海
along the coast
yán àn
沿岸
(modifier particle)
de
Tuapse
Tú Āpǔxiè
图阿普谢
oil refinery
liàn yóu chǎng
炼油厂
this is
zhè shì
这是
April
sìyuè
四月
since
yǐlái
以来
(modifier particle)
de
the third time
dì sān cì
第三次
strike / blow
dǎjī
打击
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
160 (people)
160 míng
160名
firefighters / emergency personnel
xiāofáng rényuán
消防人员
to rush to
gǎn fù
赶赴
the scene / on site
xiànchǎng
现场
to fight (a fire) / to battle
pū jiù
扑救
the facility / the plant
gāi chǎng
该厂
since / from
the last time / the previous
shàng cì
上次
attack
xíjī
袭击
after
hòu
already
to halt production
tíng chǎn
停产

Iran
Yīráng
伊朗
to propose / to put forward
tíyì
提议
to reopen
chóng kāi
重开
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
to demand / to call for
yāoqiú
要求
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
war
zhànzhēng
战争
and / also
bìng
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁

Iran
Yīráng
伊朗
to put forward / to propose
tíchū
提出
plan / proposal
fāngàn
方案
to state / to claim
chēng
if / provided that
ruò
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to lift / to remove
jiěchú
解除
naval / maritime
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
and / also
bìng
to end / to terminate
zhōngzhǐ
终止
war
zhànzhēng
战争
will (future marker)
jiāng
again / anew
chóngxīn
重新
to open / to reopen
kāifàng
开放
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to review / to examine
shěnyuè
审阅
(completion particle)
le
this
zhè yī
这一
plan / proposal
fāngàn
方案
but / however
dàn
official
guānyuán
官员
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
any
rènhé
任何
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
must / have to
bìxū
必须
to include / to incorporate
nàrù
纳入
regarding / concerning
duì
Iran
Yīráng
伊朗
nuclear issue
hé wèntí
核问题
(modifier particle)
de
discussion
tǎolùn
讨论

Bank of Japan
Rìběn Yínháng
日本银行
in / at
zài
April
4 yuè
4月
meeting
huìyì
会议
at
shàng
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
to wait / pending
děngdài
等待
to assess
pínggū
评估
Middle East
zhōngdōng
中东
situation
júshì
局势
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响

Bank of Japan
Rìběn Yínháng
日本银行
at
zài
April 27 to 28
4 yuè 27 rì zhì 28 rì
4月27日至28日
(structural particle)
de
monetary policy
huòbì zhèngcè
货币政策
meeting
huìyì
会议
at
shàng
to decide
juédìng
决定
to keep
jiāng
benchmark interest rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
maintained
wéichí
维持
at
zài
0.75 percent
bǎifēnzhī 0.75
0.75%
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
in order to observe / to monitor
yǐ guānchá
以观察
the Middle East
zhōngdōng
中东
war
zhànzhēng
战争
on
duì
global
quánqiú
全球
economy
jīngjì
经济
(structural particle)
de
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响

Verizon
Wēiruìsēn
威瑞森
first quarter (Q1)
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results / performance
yèjì
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāo
expectations
yùqī
预期
in 13 years
shísān nián lái
十三年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
in
zài
spring / first quarter
chūnjì
春季
to add / to gain
xīnzēng
新增
paying subscribers
fùfèi yònghù
付费用户

Verizon
Wēiruìsēn
威瑞森
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter (Q1)
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial results
yèjì
业绩
adjusted
tiáozhěng hòu
调整后
earnings per share (EPS)
měi gǔ shōuyì
每股收益
to reach
$1.28
1.28 měiyuán
1.28美元
to beat / to exceed
chāochū
超出
expectations
yùqī
预期
and also
bìng
to record / to post
lùdé
录得
2013
2013 nián
2013年
since
yǐlái
以来
the first time
shǒucì
首次
Q1
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
postpaid phone
fùfèi shǒujī
付费手机
net subscriber gains
jìng yònghù zēngzhǎng
净用户增长

self-improving
zìwǒ gǎijìn
自我改进
AI
AI
AI
startup
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Recursive Superintelligence (AI startup)
Recursive Superintelligence
Recursive Superintelligence
to complete / to close
wánchéng
完成
$500 million
5 yì měiyuán
5亿美元
funding round
róngzī
融资

Google Ventures (GV)
gǔgē fēngtóu
谷歌风投
and
Nvidia
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
to lead an investment round
lǐngtóu
领投
(completion particle)
le
a (company)
yī jiā
一家
called / named
jiào
Recursive Superintelligence
Recursive Superintelligence
Recursive Superintelligence
(structural particle)
de
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
this company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
only / merely
jǐn
founded
chénglì
成立
four months
sì gè yuè
四个月
then / already
biàn
便
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
(completion particle)
le
$500 million
5 yì měiyuán
5亿美元
funding
róngzī
融资
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach
$4 billion
40 yì měiyuán
40亿美元

China
zhōngguó
中国
to halt / to order a stop
jiàotíng
叫停
Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
toward / in regard to
duì
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup / newly founded company
chūchuàng qǐyè
初创企业
Manus (AI startup)
Manus
Manus
(structural particle)
de
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购

April 27
4 yuè 27 rì
4月27日
China
zhōngguó
中国
National Development and Reform Commission
guójiā fāzhǎn hé gǎigé wěiyuánhuì
国家发展和改革委员会
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
Meta
Meta
Meta
acquiring
shōugòu
收购
AI
AI
AI
startup
chūchuàng qǐyè
初创企业
Manus
Manus
Manus
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
all parties
gè fāng
各方
to withdraw / to cancel
chèxiāo
撤销
this (transaction)
zhè bǐ
这笔
approximately $2 billion
yuē 20 yì měiyuán
约20亿美元
(structural particle)
de
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易