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·HSK 4April 23

SpaceX (rocket and space company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to obtain / to acquire
huòdé
获得
with / at (a price)
yǐ
以
$60 billion
600 yì měiyuán
600亿美元
to acquire / to buy out
shōugòu
收购
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
programming / coding
biānchéng
编程
company
gōngsī
公司
Cursor (AI coding tool)
Cursor
Cursor
(possessive particle)
de
的
option (financial right to buy)
qīquán
期权
。

SpaceX (rocket and space company)

artificial intelligence

programming / coding

Cursor (AI coding tool)

to sign / to execute (an agreement)

agreement / deal

to obtain / to acquire

600 yì měiyuán

the said company / the aforementioned company

(possessive particle)

the right / entitlement

this (sum / deal)

deal / transaction

later in the year

wǎn xiē shíhòu

to complete / to finalize

the acquisition

or alternatively

100 yì měiyuán

to terminate / to end

the partnership / cooperation

HSK 5April 23

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Táijīdiàn
台积电
at
zài
在
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
North America
Běi Měi
北美
technology
jìshù
技术
symposium / technology conference
yántǎo huì
研讨会
at (a venue/event)
shàng
上
to unveil / to release
fābù
发布
A13 (chip process node)
A13
A13
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturing process / process node
zhìchéng
制程
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

on / at (formal)

sì yuè èrshí èr rì

the United States

Santa Clara (city in California)

Shèngkèlālā

symposium / conference

formally / officially

to unveil / to announce

(completion marker)

latest / newest

A13 (chip process node)

manufacturing process node

process technology

A13 (chip process node)

process technology

mass production / volume production

mainly / primarily

to serve / to cater to

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhìnéng

high-performance computing / HPC

gāo xìngnéng jìsuàn

高性能计算

(possessive particle)

customers / clients

HSK 3April 22

Ethiopian Airlines
Āisāi-ébǐyà Hángkōng
埃塞俄比亚航空
to confirm
quèrèn
确认
to order / to purchase
dìnggòu
订购
six (aircraft)
liù jià
六架
Boeing 787-9 (Dreamliner aircraft)
Bōyīn 787-9
波音787-9
passenger aircraft
kèjī
客机
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
intercontinental
zhōujì
洲际
route network
hángxiàn wǎngluò
航线网络
。

Ethiopian Airlines

Āisāi-ébǐyà Hángkōng

埃塞俄比亚航空

sìyuè èrshí rì

四月二十日

structural particle

aircraft purchase options

gòujī qīquán

officially / formally

to convert into

zhuǎnhuàn wéi

quèdìng dìngdān

hángxiàn wǎngluò

Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia)

Yàdísīyàbèibā

亚的斯亚贝巴

structural particle

transcontinental / intercontinental

to improve / to increase

cargo / freight

HSK 2April 22

worldwide / global
quánqiú
全球
to welcome / to mark
yínglái
迎来
the 56th
dì wǔshíliù gè
第五十六个
Earth Day
Dìqiú Rì
地球日
，
everywhere / around the world
gè dì
各地
to hold / to organize
jǔbàn
举办
activities / events
huódòng
活动
to call on / to appeal for
hūyù
呼吁
to protect
bǎohù
保护
the environment
huánjìng
环境
。

sìyuè èrshíèr rì

四月二十二日

dì wǔshíliù gè

第五十六个

held / organized

calling on people

to pay attention to

environmental issues

huánjìng wèntí

sìyuè èrshíèr rì

四月二十二日

zuì zhòngyào de

environmental protection

HSK 3April 22

Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
Teotihuacan (ancient city in Mexico)
Tè-ào-dì-wǎ-kǎn
特奥蒂瓦坎
archaeological site / ruins
yízhǐ
遗址
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
shooting incident
qiāngjī shìjiàn
枪击事件
，
one (person)
yī míng
一名
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
tourist
yóukè
游客
to lose one life / to be killed
yùnàn
遇难
。

sìyuè èrshí rì

四月二十日

Mòxīgē Chéng

structural particle

Tè-ào-dì-wǎ-kǎn

特奥蒂瓦坎

heritage / archaeological zone

causing / resulting in

thirteen people

gunman / shooter

afterward / subsequently

to take one life / suicide

police / law enforcement

currently / in the process of

to launch / to begin

HSK 5April 22

Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to add on top / to invest additionally
zhuījiā
追加
up to / at most
zuìduō
最多
$25 billion
èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán
二百五十亿美元
investment / to invest
tóuzī
投资
Anthropic (AI company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
，
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
strategic partnership
zhànlüè hézuò
战略合作
。

sìyuè èrshíyī rì

四月二十一日

artificial intelligence

rén gōng zhì néng

startup company

chūchuàng gōngsī

Anthropic (AI company)

to additionally invest

èrbǎi wǔshí yì měiyuán

二百五十亿美元

structural particle

to consolidate / to strengthen

structural particle

strategic partnership

zhànlüè hézuò guānxi

战略合作关系

agreement / deal

structural particle

Anthropic (AI company)

to commit to / to pledge

to spend / expenditure

more than / exceeding

yīqiān yì měiyuán

一千亿美元

HSK 4April 22

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to appoint / to name
rènmìng
任命
John Ternus
Yuēhàn Tènàsī
约翰·特纳斯
as
wèi
为
newly appointed
xīnrèn
新任
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxíngguān
首席执行官
，
Tim Cook
Dìmǔ Kùkè
蒂姆·库克
will
jiāng
将
to transition to a new role
zhuǎnrèn
转任
executive chairman
zhíxíng zhǔxí
执行主席
。

Píngguǒ Gōngsī

to step down from office

CEO / chief executive officer

shǒuxí zhíxíngguān

首席执行官

hardware engineering

yìngjiàn gōngchéng

head / person in charge

Yuēhàn Tènàsī

约翰·特纳斯

to take over / to succeed

Cook (Tim Cook)

after stepping down

to take on a new role

Apple (company)

board of directors

executive chairman

zhíxíng zhǔxí

to participate in

major / significant

decision-making

HSK 4April 21

OpenAI (AI research and technology company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
annual revenue / yearly earnings
nián shōurù
年收入
to surpass / to break through
tūpò
突破
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
plans to / intends to
jìhuà
计划
at the earliest / as early as
zuì kuài
最快
in / by
yú
于
by end of 2026 / late 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
to go public / to list
shàngshì
上市
。

artificial intelligence / AI

réngōng zhìnéng

OpenAI (AI research and technology company)

(possessive particle)

annualized revenue / annual run-rate revenue

niánhuà shōurù

surpassed / exceeded

250 yì měiyuán

is actively / is currently working to

to prepare for / to plan

at the earliest

fourth quarter / Q4

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

HSK 3April 21

South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
the police / police authorities
jǐngfāng
警方
regarding / in connection with
jiù
就
IPO fraud / listing fraud
shàngshì qīzhà
上市欺诈
allegations / charges
zhǐkòng
指控
to apply for / to seek
shēnqǐng
申请
arrest / to arrest
dàibǔ
逮捕
HYBE (South Korean entertainment company)
HYBE
HYBE
founder
chuàngshǐ rén
创始人
Bang Si-hyuk (HYBE founder)
Fáng Shíhè
房时赫
。

the police / police authorities

court / the courts

to apply for / to seek

arrest / to arrest

HYBE (South Korean entertainment company)

chuàngshǐ rén

also serving as / concurrently

chairman / board chairperson

dǒngshì zhǎng

Bang Si-hyuk (HYBE founder and chairman)

accusing / charging with

him / the accused

IPO / initial public offering

shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ

首次公开募股

during / throughout the period

to violate / to breach

capital markets

zīběn shìchǎng

relevant laws / applicable regulations

xiāngguān fǎlǜ

HSK 5April 21

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to refuse / to reject
jùjué
拒绝
to attend / to join
cānjiā
参加
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
second round / second session
dì èr lún
第二轮
negotiations / talks
tánpàn
谈判
，
US-Iran / United States and Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
to face / to be under
miànlín
面临
pressure / strain
yālì
压力
。

stated / announced

will not / would not

to send / to dispatch

representatives / delegates

to attend / to join

being held / scheduled

negotiations / talks

ceasefire agreement

tínghuǒ xiéyì

to fall into / to become mired in

uncertainty / doubt

United States / American

Vance (JD Vance)

originally scheduled / planned to

to travel to / to head to

to participate in

stance / attitude

hardline / firm and unyielding

situation / state of affairs

once again heading toward

tense / strained