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the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
。

the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
today
jīn tiān
今天
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
,
he
tā
他
will
yào
要
go to
qù
去
four
sì gè
四个
country
guó jiā
国家
。
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
for the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
to visit officially
fǎng wèn
访问
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
。

April 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM

the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
Leo (papal name)
Lì Ào
利奥
today
jīn tiān
今天
has gone to
qù le
去了
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
。
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
the Pope
jiào huáng
教皇
for the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
to visit officially
fǎng wèn
访问
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
。
he
tā
他
will
yào
要
go to
qù
去
four
sì gè
四个
country
guó jiā
国家
。
the first one
dì yī gè
第一个
country
guó jiā
国家
is called
jiào
叫
Algeria (country in North Africa)
Ā ěr jí lì yà
阿尔及利亚
。
he
tā
他
in
zài
在
Africa
Fēi zhōu
非洲
will
yào
要
to stay
dāi
待
eleven
shí yī
十一
days
tiān
天
。
many
hěn duō
很多
people
rén
人
went to
qù
去
to see
kàn
看
him
tā
他
。

New Words

guójì
国际
international
jìshù
技术
technology
shìchǎng
市场
market
jīngjì
经济
economy
fāzhǎn
发展
development
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact
quánqiú
全球
global
tiáojiàn
条件
conditions

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