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zhōng guó
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shì jiè
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·HSK 5April 14

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
in the past thirty years / for the first time in thirty years
sānshí nián lái
三十年来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic / diplomacy
wàijiāo
外交
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判

the United States
Měiguó
美国
Secretary of State
guówùqīng
国务卿
Rubio (Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State)
Lǔ Bǐào
鲁比奥
will / is set to
jiāng
on / at
April 15
4 yuè 15 rì
4月15日
at
zài
the State Department
guówùyuàn
国务院
to host / to chair
zhǔchí
主持
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
and / with
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ambassador
dàshǐ
大使
structural particle
de
direct / face-to-face
zhíjiē
直接
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
this
zhè
is / marks
shì
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
since
1993
1993 nián
1993年
since (a past time)
yǐlái
以来
structural particle
de
first / first time
shǒucì
首次
direct
zhíjiē
直接
diplomatic
wàijiāo
外交
dialogue / talks
duìhuà
对话
talks / negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to center on / to revolve around
wéirào
围绕
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
northern / the north
běibù
北部
border / frontier
biānjìng
边境
security / safety
ānquán
安全
and
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
armed forces / weaponry
wǔzhuāng
武装
issue / question
wèntí
问题
to unfold / to be conducted around
zhǎnkāi
展开
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
position / stance
lìchǎng
立场
divergence / disagreement
fēnqí
分歧
deep / profound
shēnkè
深刻

Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
brand-new / entirely new
quánxīn
全新
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
Muse Spark (Meta AI model)
Muse Spark
Muse Spark

Meta (US tech company)
Meta
Meta
at / on a specific date
April 8
4 yuè 8 rì
4月8日
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
next-generation
xīn yīdài
新一代
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
model
móxíng
模型
Muse Spark (Meta AI model)
Muse Spark
Muse Spark
this
zhè
is / represents
shì
Meta (tech company)
Meta
Meta
Superintelligence Lab
chāojí zhìnéng shíyànshì
超级智能实验室
structural particle
de
debut product / first model
shǒukuǎn
首款
important / major
zhòngyào
重要
achievement / milestone
chéngguǒ
成果
this / the said (formal)
gāi
model
móxíng
模型
to support / capable of
zhīchí
支持
multimodal
duō mótài
多模态
reasoning / inference
tuīlǐ
推理
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
to / toward
xiàng
user / subscriber
yònghù
用户
free of charge
miǎnfèi
免费
to make available / open to use
kāifàng
开放

study / research
yánjiū
研究
found / discovered
fāxiàn
发现
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
(structural particle)
de
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
approximately
yuē
one-fifth
wǔ fēn zhī yī
五分之一
here / in this place
zài cǐ
在此
die / perish
sǐwáng
死亡

one (measure word for studies)
yī xiàng
一项
new
xīn
study
yánjiū
研究
to show / reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
since 2018
zì 2018 nián yǐlái
自2018年以来
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
(structural particle)
de
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
approximately
yuē
18 percent
shíbā bǎifēnzhī
18%
in
zài
inside the bay
wān nèi
湾内
die / perish
sǐwáng
死亡
most of them
dàduō
大多
died from
sǐ yú
死于
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
collision / strike
zhuàngjī
撞击
or
huò
malnutrition
yíngyǎng bùliáng
营养不良
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
believe
rènwéi
认为
climate change
qìhòu biànhuà
气候变化
to lead to
dǎozhì
导致
Arctic
Běijí
北极
foraging grounds
mì shí dì
觅食地
food
shíwù
食物
shortage / scarcity
kuìfá
匮乏
is
shì
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
to pour into
yǒng rù
涌入
Bay Area
Wān Qū
湾区
(structural particle)
de
main
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因

ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to break down / collapse
pòliè
破裂
United States
Měiguó
美国
against
duì
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval / maritime
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁

US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
in
zài
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
broke down
pòliè
破裂
after
hòu
United States
Měiguó
美国
on (formal)
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
四月十三日
against
duì
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
all
suǒyǒu
所有
ports
gǎngkǒu
港口
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnfāng
军方
described
jiāng
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
condemned as
chì wéi
斥为
bordering on / amounting to
jìnhū
近乎
piracy
hǎidào
海盗
behavior / act
xíngwéi
行为
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
consequently
suí zhī
随之
to break through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$100
100 měiyuán
100美元

four major
sì dà
四大
technology
kējì
科技
companies
gōngsī
公司
in the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
will
jiāng
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元

this year
jīnnián
今年
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
and
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
plan to
jìhuà
计划
to spend
huā
$650 billion
6500 yì měiyuán
6500亿美元
on
zài
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
on
shang
this
zhè
compared to
last year
qùnián
去年
more by
duō
71 percent
qīshíyī bǎifēnzhī
71%
of which
qízhōng
其中
approximately
yuē
75 percent
qīshíwǔ bǎifēnzhī
75%
used for
yòng yú
用于
AI
AI
AI
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
plans to
jìhuà
计划
June
liù yuè
六月
to launch / initiate
qǐdòng
启动
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
roadshow
lùyǎn
路演
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
on / at (formal)
June 8
liù yuè bā rì
六月八日
starting from
to launch
qǐdòng
启动
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
roadshow
lùyǎn
路演
target
mùbiāo
目标
valuation
gūzhí
估值
reaches / amounts to
$1.75 trillion
1.75 wànyì měiyuán
1.75万亿美元
this time
cǐ cì
此次
stock market listing
shàngshì
上市
expected to
yǒuwàng
有望
to become
chéngwéi
成为
history
lìshǐ
历史
scale
guīmó
规模
largest
zuì dà
最大
(structural particle)
de
IPO (initial public offering)
IPO
IPO
company
gōngsī
公司
plans to
jìhuà
计划
will
jiāng
30 percent
sānshí bǎifēnzhī
30%
(structural particle)
de
shares
gǔfèn
股份
to allocate to
fēnpèi gěi
分配给
individual / retail
gèrén
个人
investor
tóuzīzhě
投资者

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / mega-scale
jùxíng
巨型
project
xiàngmù
项目
to serve as
dānrèn
担任
contract manufacturing / foundry
dàigōng
代工
partner
huǒbàn
伙伴

Intel (semiconductor company)
Yīngtèěr
英特尔
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to join
jiārù
加入
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
affiliated with / under the banner of
qí xià
旗下
Tesla (company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
and
xAI (Musk AI company)
xAI
xAI
jointly / in cooperation
liánhé
联合
to invest
tóuzī
投资
(structural particle)
de
Terafab (chip megaproject)
Terafab
Terafab
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
project
xiàngmù
项目
the said / this
gāi
project
xiàngmù
项目
to cost (in investment)
hào zī
耗资
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
goal / target
mùbiāo
目标
is
shì
every year
měinián
每年
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
one terawatt
yī tài wǎ
一太瓦
(structural particle)
de
computing power
suàn lì
算力

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
to announce / release
gōng bù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results / performance
chéng jì
成绩

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
this week
zhè zhōu
这周
to announce
gōng bù
公布
completion marker
le
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results
chéng jì
成绩
profit / earnings
lì rùn
利润
to increase
zēng jiā
增加
completion marker
le
a lot
hěn duō
很多

JPMorgan Chase
Mó gēn dà tōng
摩根大通
to announce
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
financial results
yèjì
业绩
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
to reach
$12.6 billion
yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měiyuán
126亿美元

JPMorgan Chase
Mó gēn dà tōng
摩根大通
to announce
gōngbù
公布
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
$12.6 billion
yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měiyuán
126亿美元
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to exceed
chāochū
超出
analyst
fēnxī shī
分析师
expectations
yùqī
预期
trading
jiāoyì
交易
business
yèwù
业务
revenue
shōurù
收入
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
15 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ
15%
but
dàn
CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan)
Dài méng
戴蒙
also
warned
jǐnggào
警告
outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
contains
cúnzài
存在
uncertainty
bù quèdìng xìng
不确定性

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Guó jì Huò bì Jī jīn Zǔ zhī
国际货币基金组织
to forecast / project
yù cè
预测
this year
jīn nián
今年
global / worldwide
quán qiú
全球
economy
jīng jì
经济
to grow
zēng zhǎng
增长
3.3 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sān diǎn sān
百分之三点三

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Guó jì Huò bì Jī jīn Zǔ zhī
国际货币基金组织
today
jīn tiān
今天
to release / publish
fā bù
发布
completion marker
le
April
sì yuè
四月
World Economic Outlook (IMF report)
Shì jiè Jīng jì Zhǎn wàng
世界经济展望
report
bào gào
报告
to forecast
yù cè
预测
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global economy
quán qiú jīng jì
全球经济
growth rate
zēng zhǎng lǜ
增长率
to be / at
wéi
3.3 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sān diǎn sān
百分之三点三
but / however
dàn
to warn / warning
jǐng gào
警告
trade
mào yì
贸易
risk
fēng xiǎn
风险
still / as before
yī rán
依然
to exist
cún zài
存在