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shāng yè
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Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
and / also
bìng
并
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

cloud data
yún shùjù
云数据
company
gōngsī
公司
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$1.39 billion
13.9 yì měiyuán
13.9亿美元
，
year-on-year / compared with the same period
tónɡbǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēnɡzhǎnɡ
增长
33 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān
33%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
at the same time / simultaneously
tónɡshí
同时
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / going to
jiānɡ
将
in / within
zài
在
within five years
wǔ nián nèi
五年内
toward / to
xiànɡ
向
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
to invest / to put into
tóurù
投入
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
。

May 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM

cloud data
yún shùjù
云数据
company
gōngsī
公司
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
at / on (formal)
yú
于
May 28
wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì
5月28日
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
(completed action marker)
le
了
fiscal year 2027
2027 cáinián
2027财年
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
。
company
gōngsī
公司
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
to reach
dádào
达到
$1.39 billion
13.9 yì měiyuán
13.9亿美元
，
to exceed
chāochū
超出
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
。
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
is / amounts to
wéi
为
$1.33 billion
13.3 yì měiyuán
13.3亿美元
，
year-on-year
tónɡbǐ
同比
growth
zēnɡzhǎnɡ
增长
34 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísì
34%
。
per share
měi gǔ
每股
adjusted / after adjustment
tiáozhěng hòu
调整后
earnings / profit
yínglì
盈利
amounts to
wéi
为
39 cents
39 měi fēn
39美分
，
higher than / above
gāoyú
高于
market
shìchǎng
市场
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
。
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔcǐ tónɡshí
与此同时
，
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
five-year term / five-year period
wǔ nián qī
五年期
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
partnership agreement
hézuò xiéyì
合作协议
。
both parties / both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
will
jiānɡ
将
focus / key area
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
enterprise / business
qǐyè
企业
level / grade
jí
级
artificial intelligence
rénɡōnɡ zhìnénɡ
人工智能
workloads / computing tasks
gōnɡzuò fùzài
工作负载
。
this / the said
gāi
该
agreement
xiéyì
协议
will
jiānɡ
将
to utilize / to leverage
lìyòng
利用
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
Graviton (Amazon chip)
Graviton
Graviton
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
and / as well as
jí
及
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
GPU (graphics processing unit)
GPU
GPU
technology
jìshù
技术
。
news / announcement
xiāoxi
消息
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
after
hòu
后
，
company
gōngsī
公司
stock price / share price
gǔjià
股价
in / during
zài
在
after-hours trading
pán hòu
盘后
to surge sharply / to jump significantly
dàzhǎnɡ
大涨
nearly / close to
jìn
近
37 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíqī
37%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
also / in addition
hái
还
to raise / to revise upward
shànɡtiáo
上调
full year / annual
quánnián
全年
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
guidance / forecast
zhǐyǐn
指引
to / up to
zhì
至
$5.84 billion
58.4 yì měiyuán
58.4亿美元
。

News in English

Business

Snowflake Quarterly Revenue Beats Forecasts and Signs $6 Billion Amazon Deal

Cloud data company Snowflake reported first-quarter revenue of $1.39 billion, up 33 percent year-on-year. The company simultaneously announced it will invest $6 billion in Amazon cloud services over five years.

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Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
5月
to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
17 percent
17%
17%
。

International Oil Prices Fall 17 Percent in May on US-Iran Ceasefire Reports

China
Zhōngguó
中国
April
sì yuè
四月
industrial / industry
gōngyè
工业
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
24.7 percent
24.7%
24.7%
。

China Industrial Profits Surge 24.7 Percent in April, Fastest Gain in Over Two Years

Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
，
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
向
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs in Sweeping Restructuring Toward AI

JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxínggōng
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
bank
yínháng
银行
may / possibly
huò
或
to spend / to invest
chīzī
斥资
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购
。

JPMorgan CEO Dimon Says Bank Could Spend $20 Billion on Acquisition