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·HSK 3August 6

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
world athletics / track and field
shìjiè tiánjìng
世界田径
Under-20 category
U20
U20
championship
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
in / at
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Eugene (city in Oregon)
Yóujīn
尤金
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕

the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
world athletics
shìjiè tiánjìng
世界田径
Under-20
U20
U20
championship
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
on (formal)
August 5
bā yuè wǔ rì
8月5日
in
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Eugene (city)
Yóujīn shì
尤金市
to open
kāimù
开幕
approximately
yuē
1,800
yī qiān bā bǎi míng
一千八百名
athlete
yùndòng yuán
运动员
to participate in
cānjiā
参加
competition
bǐsài
比赛
opening day / first day
shǒu rì
首日
competition
bǐsài
比赛
in / during
zhōng
United States
Měiguó
美国
athlete / contestant
xuǎnshǒu
选手
Tate Taylor (US sprinter)
Tàitè Tàilēi
泰特·泰勒
and
Jamaica
Yámǎijiā
牙买加
athlete
xuǎnshǒu
选手
Theianna-Lee Terrelong (Jamaican sprinter)
Tài ānnà-Lǐ Tèlèlóng
泰安娜-李·特勒龙
respectively
fēnbié
分别
in
zài
men and women
nán nǚ
男女
100 meters
yī bǎi mǐ
一百米
preliminary round / heat
yùsài
预赛
(in)
zhōng
to run / to achieve (a time)
pǎo chū
跑出
fastest
zuì kuài
最快
result / time
chéngjì
成绩

European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
to transfer (formal)
jiāng
fifth tranche / fifth batch
dì wǔ pī
第五批
frozen
dòngjié
冻结
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
assets
zīchǎn
资产
interest earnings / interest income
lìxī shōuyì
利息收益
1.4 billion euros
14 yì ōuyuán
14亿欧元
to transfer / to allocate
zhuǎnbō
转拨
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰

European Commission
Ōuméng wěiyuánhuì
欧盟委员会
on (formal)
August 3
bā yuè sān rì
8月3日
transferred
jiāng
frozen
dòngjié
冻结
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
sovereign assets
zhǔquán zīchǎn
主权资产
generated by
suǒ chǎnshēng
所产生
(possessive)
de
1.4 billion euros
14 yì ōuyuán
14亿欧元
interest earnings
lìxī shōuyì
利息收益
to transfer into
zhuǎn rù
转入
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
account
zhànghù
账户
this is
zhè shì
这是
to date / so far
qìjīn
迄今
fifth batch / tranche
dì wǔ pī
第五批
this type of
cǐ lèi
此类
disbursement / allocation
bōkuǎn
拨款
since 2022
zì 2022 nián
自2022年
since (that time)
yǐlái
以来
EU
Ōuméng
欧盟
has cumulatively
yǐ lèijì
已累计
through / via
tōngguò
通过
this mechanism
gāi jīzhì
该机制
to / toward
xiàng
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to channel / to deliver
shūsòng
输送
approximately
yuē
8 billion euros
80 yì ōuyuán
80亿欧元
funds
zījīn
资金

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
total sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
this year
jīnnián
今年
expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through / to surpass
tūpò
突破
one trillion
yī wàn yì
一万亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元

this year
jīnnián
今年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
global
quánqiú
全球
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
total sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
reached
dádào le
达到了
$298.5 billion
2985 yì měiyuán
2985亿美元
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
expert
zhuānjiā
专家
to believe / to think
rènwéi
认为
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
sales revenue
xiāoshòu é
销售额
will
jiāng
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
one trillion US dollars
yī wàn yì měiyuán
一万亿美元

Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
third quarter
dì sān jìdù
第三季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
theme park
zhǔtí gōngyuán
主题公园
and
streaming media
liúméitǐ
流媒体
both / all
jūn
to exceed
chāo
expectations
yùqī
预期

Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
(particle)
le
fiscal year 2026
2026 cáinián
2026财年
third quarter
dì sān jìdù
第三季度
earnings report
cáibào
财报
business performance
yèjī
业绩
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations
yùqī
预期
company
gōngsī
公司
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
7 percent
bǎifēn zhī qī
百分之七
to reach
dádào
达到
$25.25 billion
252.5 yì měiyuán
252.5亿美元
and
bìng
will / to
jiāng
full-year
quánnián
全年
stock buyback
gǔpiào huígòu
股票回购
target
mùbiāo
目标
to raise to
shàngtiáo zhì
上调至
$9 billion
jiǔshí yì měiyuán
九十亿美元

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
to investigate / investigation
diàochá
调查
seventeen (companies)
shíqī jiā
十七家
Chinese-funded company
zhōngzī qǐyè
中资企业
illegal / unlawful
fēifǎ
非法
to recruit
zhāomù
招募
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
talent / skilled personnel
réncái
人才

Taiwan
Táiwān
台湾
Ministry of Justice
sīfǎbù
司法部
Investigation Bureau
diàochájú
调查局
against / toward
duì
seventeen (companies)
shíqī jiā
十七家
Chinese-funded enterprises
zhōngzī qǐyè
中资企业
to launch / to carry out
zhǎnkāi
展开
investigation
diàochá
调查
to charge / to accuse
zhǐkòng
指控
them / their
illegally
fēifǎ
非法
to recruit
zhāomù
招募
local
běndì
本地
high-tech
gāokējì
高科技
talent / skilled workers
réncái
人才
investigators
diàochá rényuán
调查人员
within / during
zài
three weeks
sān zhōu
三周
within
nèi
to conduct a raid
tūjī sōuchá
突击搜查
(completed action particle)
le
sixty-four locations
liùshísì chù
六十四处
location / place
dìdiǎn
地点
and
bìng
to interview / to question
wènxún
问询
(particle)
le
114 (people)
yī bǎi yīshísì míng
一百一十四名
related personnel / persons of interest
xiāngguān rényuán
相关人员

Russian military forces
É jūn
俄军
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
and
drone / unmanned aerial vehicle
wúrénjī
无人机
to attack / to strike
xíjī
袭击
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
seventeen people
shíqī rén
十七人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡

Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
on / at (formal preposition)
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
August 5
bā yuè wǔ rì
8月5日
toward / against
duì
Kyiv
Jīfǔ
基辅
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
and
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
to cause
zàochéng
造成
seventeen people
shíqī rén
十七人
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
forty-four people
sìshísì rén
四十四人
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
this time / this particular
cǐ cì
此次
attack
xíjī
袭击
to expose / to reveal
bàolù chū
暴露出
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
Patriot (missile defense system)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
air defense system
fángkōng xìtǒng
防空系统
interceptor missile
lánjié dàn
拦截弹
critical shortage / severe lack
yánzhòng duǎnquē
严重短缺
(possessive particle)
de
problem / issue
wèntí
问题

global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
startup
chuàngyè
创业
investment
tóuzī
投资
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
to reach
dádào
达到
$510 billion USD
wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán
五千一百亿美元
to set (a record)
chuàng
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new record / new high
xīn gāo
新高

2026
2026 nián
2026年
the first half of the year
shàng bàn nián
上半年
global
quánqiú
全球
startup
chuàngyè
创业
investment
tóuzī
投资
to reach
dádào
达到
$510 billion USD
wǔqiān yībǎi yì měiyuán
五千一百亿美元
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
2025
2025 nián
2025年
the whole year
quán nián
全年
total
zǒng é
总额
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
to take / to receive
ná zǒu
拿走
(completed action)
le
the United States
měiguó
美国
venture
fēngxiǎn
风险
investment
tóuzī
投资
(particle)
de
86 percent
bǎifēn zhī bāshíliù
百分之八十六

AstraZeneca (pharmaceutical company)
āsīlìkāng
阿斯利康
and / with
Bristol Myers Squibb (pharmaceutical company)
bìzhìtuǒ
必治妥
reported to be / rumored to be
chuánchū
传出
merger
hébìng
合并
negotiations / talks
tánpàn
谈判
potential
qiánzài
潜在
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
valuation
gūzhí
估值
nearly / approaching
jìn
$400 billion USD
sìqiān yì měiyuán
四千亿美元

according to (formal)
reports
bàodào
报道
pharmaceutical
zhìyào
制药
giant / major company
jùtóu
巨头
AstraZeneca
āsīlìkāng
阿斯利康
and / with
Bristol Myers Squibb
bìzhìtuǒ
必治妥
regarding
jiù
one / a
yī xiàng
一项
valuation
gūzhí
估值
approximately
yuē
$400 billion USD
sìqiān yì měiyuán
四千亿美元
(particle)
de
merger
hébìng
合并
to conduct
zhǎnkāi
展开
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
news / report
xiāoxi
消息
to emerge / to become known
chuánchū
传出
after
hòu
AstraZeneca
āsīlìkāng
阿斯利康
share price
gǔjià
股价
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
more than / exceeding
7 percent
bǎifēn zhī qī
百分之七
Bristol Myers Squibb
bìzhìtuǒ
必治妥
on the other hand
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
more than
5 percent
bǎifēn zhī wǔ
百分之五

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
new model
xīn móxíng
新模型
Astra (next-generation AI model)
Astra
Astra
to solve / to crack
pòjiě
破解
ten
shí gè
十个
mathematics
shùxué
数学
difficult open problem
nántí
难题
to cost / to consume
hàofèi
耗费
only approximately
jǐn yuē
仅约
$2,000 USD
liǎngqiān měiyuán
两千美元

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
on (formal preposition)
August
bāyuè
八月
the 1st
yī rì
一日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
its
next-generation
xià yī dài
下一代
model
móxíng
模型
Astra
Astra
Astra
(particle)
de
internal
nèibù
内部
version
bǎnběn
版本
successfully
chénggōng
成功
has solved
jiějuéle
解决了
mathematics
shùxué
数学
and (formal)
theoretical
lǐlùn
理论
computer science
jìsuànjī kēxué
计算机科学
field / domain
lǐngyù
领域
(particle)
de
ten
shí gè
十个
long-standing
chángqī
长期
unsolved
wèijiě
未解
open problem
nántí
难题
all
suǒyǒu
所有
proof
zhèngmíng
证明
already
on
zài
GitHub (code hosting platform)
GitHub
GitHub
publicly
gōngkāi
公开
to publish / to release
fābù
发布
this / the current
běn cì
本次
computation
jìsuàn
计算
to cost / to consume
hàofèi
耗费
approximately
yuē
$2,000 USD
liǎngqiān měiyuán
两千美元

the European Union
ōuméng
欧盟
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
new regulation
xīn guī
新规
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to take effect / to come into force
shēngxiào
生效
chatbot
liáotiān jīqìrén
聊天机器人
must / is required to
to self-report / to declare
zì bào
自报
identity
shēnfèn
身份

the European Union
ōuméng
欧盟
the Commission
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
on (formal time preposition)
August
bāyuè
八月
the 2nd
èr rì
二日
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to enforce
zhíxíng
执行
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
act / law
new regulation
xīn guī
新规
to require
yāoqiú
要求
chatbot
liáotiān jīqìrén
聊天机器人
must / have to
bìxū
必须
to / toward
xiàng
user
yònghù
用户
to make clear / to indicate
biǎomíng
表明
its / their
artificial intelligence
réngōngzhìnéng
人工智能
identity
shēnfèn
身份
deep / in-depth
shēndù
深度
fake / fabricated
wèizào
伪造
content
nèiróng
内容
must
to attach
a label / an annotation
biāozhù
标注
non-compliant / in violation
wéi guī
违规
company / enterprise
qǐyè
企业
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
will (future)
jiāng
to face
miànlín
面临
15 million euros
yīqiān wǔbǎi wàn ōuyuán
一千五百万欧元
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
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