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technology
kē jì
科技
·HSK 3April 18

memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
shortage / shortfall
duǎnquē
短缺
to push up / to drive up
tuīgāo
推高
costs
chéngběn
成本
，
Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise / to adjust upward
shàngtiáo
上调
Quest (VR headset brand)
Quest
Quest
VR headset / head-mounted display
tóuxiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
。

Meta (technology company)
Meta
Meta
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
under the brand / subsidiary
qíxià
旗下
Quest 3 (VR headset)
Quest 3
Quest 3
and
hé
和
Quest 3S (VR headset)
Quest 3S
Quest 3S
VR headset
tóuxiǎn
头显
price
jiàgé
价格
will on / starting from
jiāng yú
将于
April 19
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
starting from
qǐ
起
to raise
shàngtiáo
上调
，
Quest 3
Quest 3
Quest 3
from
cóng
从
$500
500 měiyuán
500美元
to rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
$600
600 měiyuán
600美元
，
the reason is
yuányīn shì
原因是
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
demand
xūqiú
需求
to drive
dàidòng
带动
memory chips
nèicún xīnpiàn
内存芯片
price
jiàgé
价格
to soar / to spike
biāoshēng
飙升
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
and / with
yǔ
与
Cerebras (AI chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
exceeding / more than
chāo
超
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
，
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to obtain / to receive
huòdé
获得
equity / shareholder rights
gǔquán
股权
to subscribe for shares
rèngòu
认购
warrant (financial instrument)
quánzhèng
权证
。

OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will
jiāng
将
within
zài
在
the future
wèilái
未来
within three years
sān nián nèi
三年内
to / toward
xiàng
向
Cerebras (chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
to pay
zhīfù
支付
exceeding / more than
chāoguò
超过
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
，
for the purpose of
yòngyú
用于
to purchase
gòumǎi
购买
server (computing)
fúwùqì
服务器
capacity
róngliàng
容量
。
furthermore / in addition
cǐwài
此外
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
will
jiāng
将
to obtain
huòdé
获得
Cerebras (chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
at most / maximum
zuìgāo
最高
10 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí
10%
(structural particle)
de
的
equity / shareholder rights
gǔquán
股权
to subscribe for shares
rèngòu
认购
warrant (financial instrument)
quánzhèng
权证
，
and also
bìng
并
to provide
tígōng
提供
approximately
yuē
约
$1 billion
10 yì měiyuán
10亿美元
to support
zhīchí
支持
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
。

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to announce / declare
xuānbù
宣布
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
to be open / accessible
kāifàng
开放
，
international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to plunge sharply
bàodiē
暴跌
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
10 percent (one-tenth)
yī chéng
一成
。

Israel-Lebanon (abbreviation)
Yǐ Lí
以黎
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
on (date marker)
yú
于
April 17
4 yuè 17 rì
4月17日
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
immediately / right away
suíjí
随即
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
toward / for
xiàng
向
commercial vessel
shāngchuán
商船
fully / completely
quánmiàn
全面
to open
kāifàng
开放
，
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
that same day
dāngrì
当日
to fall / drop
xiàdiē
下跌
11 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíyī
11%
to / reaching
zhì
至
approximately $89 per barrel
měi tǒng yuē 89 měiyuán
每桶约89美元
，
but / however
dàn
但
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to state
biǎoshì
表示
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
measures
cuòshī
措施
will still
réng jiāng
仍将
to continue
chíxù
持续
。

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
hormone
jīsù
激素
FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21)
FGF21
FGF21
by means of / through
tōngguò
通过
to activate
jīhuó
激活
hindbrain (brain region)
líng nǎo
菱脑
circuit / pathway
huílù
回路
can / is able to
kě
可
to reverse
nìzhuǎn
逆转
mouse / mice (lab animal)
xiǎo shǔ
小鼠
obesity
féipàng zhèng
肥胖症
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
，
natural
tiānrán
天然
hormone
jīsù
激素
FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21)
FGF21
FGF21
can / is able to
kě
可
by means of / through
tōngguò
通过
to activate
jīhuó
激活
brain
dànǎo
大脑
hindbrain (brain region)
líng nǎo
菱脑
region / area
qūyù
区域
structural particle
de
的
specific / particular
tèdìng
特定
neural circuit
shénjīng huílù
神经回路
in order to
lái
来
to reverse
nìzhuǎn
逆转
mouse / mice (lab animal)
xiǎo shǔ
小鼠
obesity
féipàng zhèng
肥胖症
。
this / such a
zhè yī
这一
discovery / finding
fāxiàn
发现
to reveal / to uncover
jiēshì
揭示
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
a kind of / a type of
yī zhǒng
一种
compared to / unlike
yǔ
与
GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1)
GLP-1
GLP-1
type / class
lèi
类
drug / medication
yàowù
药物
fundamentally different / completely unlike
jiérán bùtóng
截然不同
structural particle
de
的
weight loss / weight reduction
jiǎn zhòng
减重
mechanism
jīzhì
机制
，
for / providing
wèi
为
new type / novel
xīn xíng
新型
obesity
féipàng
肥胖
therapy / treatment
liáofǎ
疗法
structural particle
de
的
research and development
yánfā
研发
to provide
tígōng
提供
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
new
xīn
新
direction / avenue
fāngxiàng
方向
。

Trump (US President Donald Trump)
Tè lǎng pǔ
特朗普
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
will / shall
jiāng
将
in / at (a time)
yú
于
May
wǔ yuè
五月
to remove from office
miǎnqù
免去
the US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián chǔ
美联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)
Bào wēi ěr
鲍威尔
structural particle
de
的
position / post
zhíwù
职务
。

US President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump (US President Donald Trump)
Tè lǎng pǔ
特朗普
once again / for another time
zài dù
再度
to threaten
wēixié
威胁
，
to say / to state
chēng
称
if / should
ruò
若
Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)
Bào wēi ěr
鲍威尔
not
bù
不
after
zài
在
chair
zhǔxí
主席
term of office
rènqī
任期
to expire / to come to an end
jiè mǎn
届满
after / following
hòu
后
on one own initiative / voluntarily
zhǔdòng
主动
to leave office / to resign
lízhí
离职
，
will / shall
jiāng
将
in / at (a time)
yú
于
May
wǔ yuè
五月
to subject him to
jiāng qí
将其
removal from office
miǎnzhí
免职
。
Powell (Jerome Powell, Fed Chair)
Bào wēi ěr
鲍威尔
structural particle
de
的
the Federal Reserve
lián chǔ
联储
chair / chairman
zhǔxí
主席
term of office
rènqī
任期
will / shall
jiāng
将
in / at (a time)
yú
于
May 15
wǔ yuè shíwǔ rì
五月十五日
to expire / to come to an end
jiè mǎn
届满
，
but / however
dàn
但
his / its
qí
其
the Federal Reserve
lián chǔ
联储
board member / governor
wěiyuán
委员
status / identity
shēnfèn
身份
can / may
kě
可
to continue / to extend
yánxù
延续
until / to
zhì
至
January 2028
2028 nián yī yuè
2028年一月
。

AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
to obtain / to receive
huòdé
获得
$150 million
1.5 yì měiyuán
1.5亿美元
fundraising / to raise capital
róngzī
融资
，
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$1.5 billion
15 yì měiyuán
15亿美元
。

AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Factory (AI coding startup)
Factory
Factory
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
a new round
xīn yī lún
新一轮
fundraising
róngzī
融资
negotiation / talks
tánpàn
谈判
，
to plan
jìhuà
计划
to raise / to collect (funds)
chóují
筹集
$150 million
1.5 yì měiyuán
1.5亿美元
，
by / led by
yóu
由
Khosla Ventures (venture capital firm)
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
to lead (an investment round)
lǐngtóu
领投
，
company
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
will / shall
jiāng
将
to reach / to attain
dádào
达到
$1.5 billion
15 yì měiyuán
15亿美元
。

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
in large numbers / a large amount
dàliàng
大量
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
and / also
bìng
并
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
extremely high
jí gāo
极高
death / mortality
sǐwáng
死亡
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。

scientist
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to discover / to find
fāxiàn
发现
，
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to change
gǎibiàn
改变
migration
qiānxǐ
迁徙
route / path
lùxiàn
路线
，
more and more
yuè lái yuè duō
越来越多
adverbial particle
de
地
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
。
research / study
yánjiū
研究
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
，
to enter
jìnrù
进入
San Francisco Bay
Jiùjīnshān Wān
旧金山湾
structural particle
de
的
gray whale
huī jīng
灰鲸
have / there are
yǒu
有
18 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíbā
18%
in / there
zài
在
there / in that place
nàlǐ
那里
to die / death
sǐwáng
死亡
，
mainly / primarily
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
to be
shì
是
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
collision / to collide with
zhuàngjī
撞击
and
hé
和
food
shíwù
食物
decrease / reduction
jiǎnshǎo
减少
。

Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
President / head of state
guójiā zhǔxí
国家主席
To Lam (Vietnamese President and Party General Secretary)
Sū Lín
苏林
to conclude / to end
jiéshù
结束
toward China / with China
duì Huá
对华
state visit
guóshì fǎngwèn
国事访问
，
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
multiple / several
duō xiàng
多项
cooperation
hézuò
合作
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
。

Vietnam
Yuènán
越南
President / head of state
guójiā zhǔxí
国家主席
To Lam (Vietnamese President and Party General Secretary)
Sū Lín
苏林
on / at (a time)
yú
于
April 17
sì yuè shíqī rì
四月十七日
to conclude / to end
jiéshù
结束
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
toward
duì
对
China
Zhōngguó
中国
structural particle
de
的
state visit
guóshì fǎngwèn
国事访问
，
the two countries
liǎng guó
两国
to sign (an agreement)
qiānshǔ
签署
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
multiple / several
duō xiàng
多项
cooperation
hézuò
合作
agreement / accord
xiéyì
协议
。
visit
fǎngwèn
访问
during / throughout
qījiān
期间
，
To Lam (Vietnamese President)
Sū Lín
苏林
to attend / to be present at
chūxí
出席
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
in / at
zài
在
Guangxi (province in southern China)
Guǎngxī
广西
Nanning (capital city of Guangxi)
Nánníng
南宁
to hold / to take place
jǔxíng
举行
structural particle
de
的
the China-Vietnam border
Zhōng Yuè biānjìng
中越边境
people
rénmín
人民
cultural festival
wénhuà jié
文化节
，
and / also
bìng
并
with
yǔ
与
China
Zhōngguó
中国
leaders / leadership
lǐngdǎo rén
领导人
to deepen
shēnhuà
深化
aspect particle (completed action)
le
了
bilateral
shuāngbiān
双边
cooperation
hézuò
合作
。

Cornell University (US research university)
Cornell University
康奈尔大学
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to research and develop / R&D
yánfā
研发
(resultative complement)
chū
出
can / able to
kě
可
to block / to halt
zǔduàn
阻断
sperm
jīngzǐ
精子
production / generation
shēngchéng
生成
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
non-hormonal
fēi jīsù
非激素
male
nánxìng
男性
contraception / contraceptive
bìyùn
避孕
method / approach
fāngfǎ
方法
。

United States / American
Měiguó
美国
Cornell University
Cornell University
康奈尔大学
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to research / to study
yánjiū
研究
a type of / a kind of
yī zhǒng
一种
non-hormonal
fēi jīsù
非激素
male
nánxìng
男性
contraception / contraceptive
bìyùn
避孕
method / approach
fāngfǎ
方法
，
can / to be able to
kěyǐ
可以
completely / fully
wánquán
完全
to block / to halt
zǔduàn
阻断
sperm
jīngzǐ
精子
production / generation
shēngchéng
生成
。
research / study
yánjiū
研究
results / findings
jiéguǒ
结果
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
，
this type of / this kind of
zhè zhǒng
这种
method / approach
fāngfǎ
方法
is
shì
是
reversible
kě nì de
可逆的
，
after stopping use
tíng yòng hòu
停用后
sperm
jīngzǐ
精子
production
shēngchéng
生成
can / to be able to
kěyǐ
可以
to recover / to return to normal
huīfù
恢复
normal
zhèngcháng
正常
。

Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair)
Guǎngjiāohuì
广交会
to open / to kick off
kāimù
开幕
，
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
and / together with
yǔ
与
United States / American
Měiguó
美国
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
to cause / making
lìng
令
China / Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
foreign trade
wàimào
外贸
outlook / prospects
qiánjǐng
前景
to be clouded / to be shadowed
méng yīn
蒙阴
。

China / Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
largest / biggest
zuì dà
最大
trade
màoyì
贸易
trade fair / exhibition
zhǎnlǎnhuì
展览会
Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair)
Guǎngjiāohuì
广交会
on / at (time marker)
yú
于
April 15th
sìyuè shíwǔ rì
四月十五日
in / at
zài
在
Guangzhou (city in southern China)
Guǎngzhōu
广州
to open / to kick off
kāimù
开幕
。
however / nevertheless
rán'ér
然而
，
the Iran war
Yīlǎng zhànzhēng
伊朗战争
and
yǔ
与
United States
Měiguó
美国
toward China / China-directed
duìhuá
对华
tariff / customs duty
guānshuì
关税
dual / double
shuāngchóng
双重
pressure / strain
yālì
压力
to cause / making
lìng
令
this time / this edition
cǐ cì
此次
trade fair / expo
zhǎnhuì
展会
atmosphere / mood
qìfēn
气氛
noticeably / clearly
míngxiǎn
明显
subdued / sluggish
dīmí
低迷
。