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shāng yè
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United States
Měiguó
美国
gasoline
qìyóu
汽油
average price
jūnjià
均价
to break past / surpass
tūpò
突破
per gallon
měi jiālún
每加仑
4 US dollars
sì měiyuán
4美元
to set (a record)
chuàng
the year 2022
èr líng èr èr nián
2022年
since
yǐlái
以来
new high
xīngāo
新高

due to / affected by
shòu
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
war
zhànzhēng
战争
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
United States
Měiguó
美国
gasoline
qìyóu
汽油
average
píngjūn
平均
price
jiàgé
价格
on
zài
March 31
sān yuè sān shí yī rì
3月31日
to surpass
tūpò
突破
completion particle
le
per gallon
měi jiālún
每加仑
4 dollars
sì měiyuán
4美元
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
if
rúguǒ
如果
Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
to continue
jìxù
继续
to remain closed
guānbì
关闭
oil price
yóujià
油价
possibly
kěnéng
可能
could still
hái huì
还会
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨

March 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
gasoline
qìyóu
汽油
price
jiàgé
价格
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
completion particle
le
a lot
hěnduō
很多
March 31
sān yuè sān shí yī rì
3月31日
United States
Měiguó
美国
gasoline
qìyóu
汽油
possessive particle
de
average
píngjūn
平均
price
jiàgé
价格
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
completion particle
le
per gallon
měi jiālún
每加仑
4 dollars
sì měiyuán
4美元
this
zhè
is
shì
the year 2022
èr líng èr èr nián
2022年
since
yǐlái
以来
the highest
zuìgāo
最高
possessive particle
de
price
jiàgé
价格
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
war
zhànzhēng
战争
is
shì
price
jiàgé
价格
rising
shàngzhǎng
上涨
possessive particle
de
main
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
is closed
guānbì
关闭
completion particle
le
oil
shíyóu
石油
unable to
wúfǎ
无法
to pass through
tōngguò
通过
gasoline
qìyóu
汽油
price
jiàgé
价格
compared to
before the war
zhànqián
战前
rose
shàngzhǎng
上涨
completion particle
le
more than
chāoguò
超过
30 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshí
30%
many
hěnduō
很多
American
Měiguó
美国
families
jiātíng
家庭
to feel
gǎndào
感到
daily life
shēnghuó
生活
pressure
yālì
压力
very
hěn
big / significant
experts
zhuānjiā
专家
say
shuō
if
rúguǒ
如果
war
zhànzhēng
战争
continues
jìxù
继续
price
jiàgé
价格
possibly
kěnéng
可能
will
huì
even more
gèng
high
gāo

News in English

Business

US Average Gasoline Price Tops 4 Dollars Per Gallon for First Time Since 2022 as Iran War Drives Surge

US average gasoline prices surpassed 4 dollars per gallon on March 31 for the first time since 2022, driven by the Iran war closing the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts warn prices could rise further if the conflict continues.

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Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
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xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
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to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
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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
with
Amazon
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亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
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60亿美元
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xiéyì
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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%

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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
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型

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