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technology
kē jì
科技
·HSK 3April 21

artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chipmaker / chip manufacturer
xīnpiàn shāng
芯片商
Cerebras (AI chip company)
Cerebras
Cerebras
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
IPO application / listing application
shàngshì shēnqǐng
上市申请
,
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
valuation
gūzhí
估值
approximately / about
yuē
约
$23 billion
230 yì měiyuán
230亿美元
。

United States / American
Měiguó
美国
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip company / chipmaker
xīnpiàn gōngsī
芯片公司
Cerebras Systems (AI chipmaker)
Cerebras Systems
Cerebras Systems
recently / in recent days
jìn rì
近日
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to submit / to file
tíjiāo
提交
IPO / initial public offering
shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ
首次公开募股
application
shēnqǐng
申请
,
target valuation
mùbiāo gūzhí
目标估值
approximately
yuē
约
$23 billion
230 yì měiyuán
230亿美元
,
and also / additionally
bìng
并
already / has
yǐ
已
with / and
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI research company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to sign / to enter into
qiānshǔ
签署
cooperation agreement / partnership deal
hézuò xiéyì
合作协议
。

Japan
Rìběn
日本
Sanriku (northeastern Japan coast)
Sānlù
三陆
coastal area / coastline
yánhǎi
沿海
to occur / to take place
fāshēng
发生
magnitude 7.7
7.7 jí
7.7级
powerful earthquake / strong tremor
qiángzhèn
强震
,
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
qìxiàngtīng
气象厅
to issue / to release officially
fābù
发布
rare / uncommon
hǎnjiàn
罕见
subsequent / follow-up
hòuxù
后续
major earthquake / megaquake
dà dìzhèn
大地震
warning / alert
jǐnggào
警告
。

April 20
4 yuè 20 rì
4月20日
,
Japan
Rìběn
日本
Sanriku coast
Sānlù
三陆
coastal area
yánhǎi
沿海
to occur
fāshēng
发生
magnitude 7.7
7.7 jí
7.7级
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
,
tsunami warning
hǎixiào jǐngbào
海啸警报
shortly afterward
suíhòu
随后
to be issued
fābù
发布
and also
bìng
并
to be lifted / cancelled
jiěchú
解除
。
Meteorological Agency (JMA)
qìxiàngtīng
气象厅
warned / issued warning
jǐnggào
警告
,
upcoming / within the coming
wèilái
未来
one week
yī zhōu
一周
within
nèi
内
to occur
fāshēng
发生
exceeding / above
chāoguò
超过
magnitude 8
8 jí
8级
major earthquake / megaquake
dà dìzhèn
大地震
(structural particle)
de
的
probability / likelihood
gàilǜ
概率
already / has
yǐ
已
to increase / to rise
tígāo
提高
approximately
yuē
约
tenfold / ten times
shí bèi
十倍
。

naphtha (petrochemical feedstock)
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
shortage
duǎnquē
短缺
to push up / to drive up
tuīgāo
推高
building material costs
jiàncái
建材
cost
chéngběn
成本
,
Japan
Rìběn
日本
residential housing
zhùzhái
住宅
homebuilders / construction firms
jiànshāng
建商
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to raise prices
tí jià
提价
。

due to / because of
yīn
因
naphtha
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
tightness / strain
jǐnzhāng
紧张
,
Japan
Rìběn
日本
multiple / several
duō jiā
多家
residential housing
zhùzhái
住宅
homebuilders / construction companies
jiànshè shāng
建设商
announced
xuānbù
宣布
plans to
jìhuà
计划
to raise / to increase
tígāo
提高
house / home
fángwū
房屋
selling price
shòujià
售价
,
pipes / plumbing
guǎndào
管道
and
hé
和
paint / coatings
túliào
涂料
costs
chéngběn
成本
sharply
dàfú
大幅
have risen
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

Hormuz (Strait of Hormuz)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
crisis
wēijī
危机
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
Japan
Rìběn
日本
naphtha (petrochemical feedstock)
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
shortage
duǎnquē
短缺
,
building materials / construction materials
jiàncái
建材
costs
chéngběn
成本
sharply / significantly
dàfú
大幅
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
。

the Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
has led to / caused
dǎozhì
导致
Japan
Rìběn
日本
naphtha
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
severely
yánzhòng
严重
disrupted / blocked
shòuzǔ
受阻
,
building material
jiàncái
建材
prices
jiàgé
价格
rapidly / sharply
jísù
急速
to rise / to surge
shàngzhǎng
上涨
,
some
yǒu
有
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
Japan
Rìběn
日本
residential homes
zhùzhái
住宅
prices
jiàgé
价格
may / could
kěnéng
可能
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
as much as / up to
duōdá
多达
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
。

France
Fǎguó
法国
United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
peacekeeping
wéihé
维和
soldier / serviceman
shìbīng
士兵
in
zài
在
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
to be attacked / to come under attack
yù xí
遇袭
to die / to be killed
shēn wáng
身亡
,
Macron (French president)
Mǎkèlóng
马克龙
to blame / to accuse
zhǐzé
指责
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
。

one (person, formal counter)
yī míng
一名
serving in
zài
在
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
to carry out / performing
zhíxíng
执行
United Nations
Liánhéguó
联合国
peacekeeping
wéihé
维和
mission / duty
rènwù
任务
structural particle
de
的
French
Fǎguó
法国
soldier
shìbīng
士兵
on (formal time marker)
yú
于
April 18th
sìyuè shíbā rì
四月十八日
to suffer / to be subjected to
zāodào
遭到
gunfire / shooting
qiāngjī
枪击
,
to die from injuries / to succumb to wounds
bù zhì shēn wáng
不治身亡
,
the French President
Fǎguó Zǒngtǒng
法国总统
Macron
Mǎkèlóng
马克龙
placed
jiāng
将
responsibility / blame
zérèn
责任
to point toward / to attribute to
zhǐ xiàng
指向
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
。

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
new
xīn
新
AI model
móxíng
模型
V4 (version 4, model name)
V4
V4
will / is going to
jiāng
将
to use
shǐyòng
使用
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
chips / semiconductor chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
to plan / to intend
jìhuà
计划
in / at
zài
在
end of April
sìyuè dǐ
四月底
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
new
xīn
新
AI model
móxíng
模型
V4 (version 4)
V4
V4
,
the said / this (formal reference)
gāi
该
model
móxíng
模型
will
jiāng
将
to run / to operate
yùnxíng
运行
on
zài
在
Huawei
Huáwéi
华为
Ascend 950PR (Huawei AI chip)
Shēng Téng 950PR
昇腾950PR
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
on / upon
shàng
上
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
first quarter (Q1)
yī jìdù
一季度
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to grow / increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
58 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā
58%
,
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / all-time record
xīn gāo
新高
。

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
Tái Jī Diàn
台积电
to announce / to release publicly
gōngbù
公布
year 2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
first quarter (Q1)
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
,
net profit
jìng lìrùn
净利润
approximately / about
yuē
约
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
$17.8 billion
yī bǎi qī shí bā yì měiyuán
一百七十八亿美元
,
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to increase / grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
58.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔshíbā diǎn sān
58.3%
,
artificial intelligence (AI)
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
related / associated
xiāngguān
相关
demand
xūqiú
需求
to account for
zhàn
占
total revenue
zǒng yíngsōu
总营收
structural particle (of)
de
的
61 percent
bǎifēnzhī liùshíyī
61%
,
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
the company
gōngsī
公司
once again
zàidù
再度
to break / to set anew
shuāxīn
刷新
record
jìlù
纪录
。

US military / US armed forces
Měijūn
美军
in / at
zài
在
the Gulf of Oman
Āmàn wān
阿曼湾
forcibly / by force
qiángxíng
强行
to seize / to detain
kòuyā
扣押
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
cargo ship / freighter
huòchuán
货船
Touska (ship name)
Tú Sī Kǎ hào
图斯卡号
。

United States
Měiguó
美国
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump (US president)
Tè Lǎng Pǔ
特朗普
on / at (formal)
yú
于
April 19th
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
announced
xuānbù
宣布
,
United States
Měiguó
美国
Navy
hǎijūn
海军
in / at
zài
在
the Gulf of Oman
Āmàn wān
阿曼湾
forcibly
qiángxíng
强行
seized / detained
kòuyā
扣押
one vessel
yī sōu
一艘
Iranian
Yīlǎng
伊朗
cargo ship
huòchuán
货船
。
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
immediately / promptly
suíjí
随即
condemned / to condemn
qiǎnzé
谴责
this action / this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
as / to be
wéi
为
an act of piracy
hǎidào xíngwéi
海盗行为
,
ceasefire agreement
tínghuǒ xiéyì
停火协议
facing / under
miànlín
面临
greater / increased
gèng dà
更大
pressure
yālì
压力
。

Blue Origin (aerospace company)
Lán Sè Qǐyuán
蓝色起源
New Glenn (rocket)
Xīn Gélún
新格伦
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to reuse / reuse of
chóngyòng
重用
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
,
but / however
dàn
但
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
to enter orbit
rù guǐ
入轨
abnormal / off-target
yìcháng
异常
。

Blue Origin (aerospace company)
Lán Sè Qǐyuán
蓝色起源
on / at (formal)
yú
于
April 19th
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
launched
fāshè
发射
New Glenn (rocket)
Xīn Gélún
新格伦
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
,
to complete
wánchéng
完成
this model / this type
gāi xíng
该型
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
structural particle
de
的
the third
dì sān cì
第三次
flight
fēixíng
飞行
,
and / moreover
bìng
并
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
successfully
chénggōng
成功
reused / to reuse
chóngfù shǐyòng
重复使用
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
。
however / nevertheless
rán ér
然而
,
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
upper stage (of rocket)
shàngjí
上级
experienced / suffered
fāshēng
发生
malfunction / fault
gùzhàng
故障
,
carrying
xiédài
携带
structural particle
de
的
communications
tōngxìn
通信
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
failed to / was unable to
wèi néng
未能
to enter
jìnrù
进入
planned / intended
yùdìng
预定
orbit
guǐdào
轨道
。

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to complete / to achieve
wánchéng
完成
Falcon 9 rocket
Lièyīng jiǔ hào
猎鹰9号
the 600th time
dì 600 cì
第600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery / retrieval
huíshōu
回收
。

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
on / at (formal)
yú
于
April 19th
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
successfully
chénggōng
成功
completed
wánchéng
完成
Falcon 9 rocket
Lièyīng jiǔ hào
猎鹰9号
the 600th
dì 600 cì
第600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery / retrieval
huíshōu
回收
,
to set / to establish a record
chuàng xià
创下
new
xīn
新
milestone
lǐchéngbēi
里程碑
。
this
zhè cì
这次
mission / task
rènwù
任务
from
cóng
从
the state of California
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Fàndēngbǎo tàikōng jūn jīdì
范登堡太空军基地
to lift off / to launch
shēngkōng
升空
,
to carry on board
dāzài
搭载
25 satellites
25 kē
25颗
Starlink (satellite network)
Xīng Liàn
星链
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
。