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life
shēng huó
生活
·HSK 2April 17

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
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
April
sìyuè
四月
Patch Tuesday (monthly security update)
bǔdīng xīngqī'èr
补丁星期二
to fix / to patch
xiūfù
修复
167 / one hundred sixty-seven
yībǎi liùshíqī
一百六十七
(general measure word)
gè
个
vulnerability / security flaw
lòudòng
漏洞
,
including / containing
hán
含
two
liǎng gè
两个
zero-day
líng rì
零日
vulnerability / security flaw
lòudòng
漏洞
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
April
sìyuè
四月
Patch Tuesday (monthly security update)
bǔdīng xīngqī'èr
补丁星期二
in total / altogether
gòng
共
to fix / to patch
xiūfù
修复
(completion particle)
le
了
167
yībǎi liùshíqī
一百六十七
(general measure word)
gè
个
security / safety
ānquán
安全
vulnerability / security flaw
lòudòng
漏洞
,
among which / of which
qízhōng
其中
including / containing
bāohán
包含
two
liǎng gè
两个
zero-day
líng rì
零日
vulnerability / security flaw
lòudòng
漏洞
。
one of which
qízhōng yī gè
其中一个
already
yǐ
已
to be subjected to / to suffer
zāodào
遭到
hackers
hēikè
黑客
in the wild / actively exploited
zàiyě
在野
active / actively
jījí
积极
to exploit / to use
lìyòng
利用
,
to affect / impacting
yǐngxiǎng
影响
SharePoint (Microsoft collaboration platform)
SharePoint
SharePoint
server
fúwùqì
服务器
。

United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
joint / combined
liánhé
联合
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to close / to complete
wánchéng
完成
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
financing / fundraising
róngzī
融资
,
investors / investing parties
tóuzī fāng
投资方
including / comprising
bāokuò
包括
AMD (semiconductor company)
AMD
AMD
、
Arm (chip architecture company)
Arm
Arm
and
hé
和
Qualcomm (semiconductor company)
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
。
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
will / about to
jiāng
将
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
the company / said company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
mapless / without HD maps
wú dìtú
无地图
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
driving / to drive
jiàshǐ
驾驶
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
deployment / to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
。

Snap (social media company)
Snap
Snap
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to lay off workers / to cut jobs
cáiyuán
裁员
one thousand
yīqiān
一千
people / persons
rén
人
,
to state / to say
chēng
称
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
personnel / staff
rényuán
人员
to streamline / to reduce headcount
jīngjiǎn
精简
。

Snap (social media company)
Snap
Snap
company / corporation
gōngsī
公司
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to cut / to reduce (staff)
cáijiǎn
裁减
approximately / about
yuē
约
one thousand
yīqiān
一千
(measure word for people)
míng
名
full-time
quánzhí
全职
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
,
accounting for approximately
yuē zhàn
约占
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
employees / staff
yuángōng
员工
total number
zǒngshù
总数
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
16 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíliù
百分之十六
。
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxínguān
首席执行官
Evan Spiegel (CEO of Snap)
Evan Spiegel
Evan Spiegel
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
,
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
progress / advancement
jìnbù
进步
to enable / to make
shǐ
使
small / small-scale
xiǎoxíng
小型
team
tuánduì
团队
to be able to / can
nénggòu
能够
to complete / to accomplish
wánchéng
完成
more / greater amount
gèng duō
更多
work / tasks
gōngzuò
工作
,
this time / this instance
cǐ cì
此次
restructuring / reorganization
chóngzǔ
重组
expected to / projected
yùjì
预计
every year / annually
měinián
每年
to save / to economize
jiéshěng
节省
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
$500 million
wǔ yì měiyuán
五亿美元
。

artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
demand
xūqiú
需求
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
market
shìchǎng
市场
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
sales revenue
xiāoshòu'é
销售额
to approach
jiējìn
接近
1 trillion US dollars
1 wànyì měiyuán
1万亿美元
。

industry
hángyè
行业
research
yánjiū
研究
institution / firm
jīgòu
机构
to forecast / to project
yùjì
预计
,
driven by / because of
shòu
受
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
demand
xūqiú
需求
driven
tuīdòng
推动
,
global
quánqiú
全球
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
market
shìchǎng
市场
in 2026
2026 nián
2026年
sales revenue
xiāoshòu'é
销售额
will
jiāng
将
approach
jiējìn
接近
975.5 billion US dollars
9755 yì měiyuán
9755亿美元
。
generative
shēngchéngshì
生成式
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
revenue
shōurù
收入
expected to / likely to
yǒuwàng
有望
alone / by itself
dāndú
单独
to break through / to exceed
tūpò
突破
500 billion US dollars
5000 yì měiyuán
5000亿美元
major threshold / milestone
dàguān
大关
。

2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
venture capital investment
fēngxiǎn tóuzī
风险投资
to reach
dá
达
300 billion US dollars
3000 yì měiyuán
3000亿美元
historical
lìshǐ
历史
new high / record
xīngāo
新高
。

2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
,
global
quánqiú
全球
venture capital investment
fēngxiǎn tóuzī
风险投资
total amount
zǒng'é
总额
reached
dádào
达到
300 billion US dollars
3000 yì měiyuán
3000亿美元
,
breaking / surpassing
dǎpò
打破
historical
lìshǐ
历史
record
jìlù
纪录
,
year-over-year
tóngbǐ
同比
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
exceeding
chāoguò
超过
150 percent
bǎifēnzhī yībǎi wǔshí
150%
。
of which / among them
qízhōng
其中
,
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
companies
gōngsī
公司
received / obtained
huòdé
获得
[completion marker]
le
了
242 billion US dollars
2420 yì měiyuán
2420亿美元
,
accounting for
zhàn
占
total investment amount
zǒng tóuzī'é
总投资额
[particle]
de
的
80 percent
bǎifēnzhī bāshí
80%
。

Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
stock / equity
gǔpiào
股票
trading
jiāoyì
交易
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
,
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
15 years
shíwǔ nián
15年
best
zuìjiā
最佳
performance / results
yèjī
业绩
。

Bank of America
Měiguó Yínháng
美国银行
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
[completion marker]
le
了
2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
[particle]
de
的
results / performance
chéngjì
成绩
。
bank
yínháng
银行
[particle]
de
的
stock / equity
gǔpiào
股票
trading
jiāoyì
交易
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
increased / grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
[completion marker]
le
了
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
,
is / was
shì
是
15 years
shíwǔ nián
15年
in...
lái
来
best
zuì hǎo
最好
[particle]
de
的
quarter
jìdù
季度
。