United States / AmericaMěiguó美国April4 yuè4月inflation ratetōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ通货膨胀率rose to / climbed toshēng zhì升至3.8 percentbǎifēnzhī sān diǎn bā3.8%，to set / to establishchuàng创nearly three years / in the past three yearsjìn sān nián近三年new high / record highxīngāo新高。
United States / America
Měiguó
美国
April
4 yuè
4月
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
rose to / climbed to
shēng zhì
升至
3.8 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn bā
3.8%
to set / to establish
chuàng
创
nearly three years / in the past three years
jìn sān nián
近三年
new high / record high
xīngāo
新高
United States / America
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Tǒngjìjú
劳工统计局
data / figures
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
April
4 yuè
4月
consumer / consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
price index / CPI
jiàgé zhǐshù
价格指数
year-on-year / compared to the same period last year
tóngbǐ
同比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
3.8 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn bā
3.8%
energy
néngyuán
能源
price / prices
jiàgé
价格
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
is / to be
shì
是
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
one of
zhī yī
之一
May 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
United States / America
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Tǒngjìjú
劳工统计局
to announce / to publish
gōngbù
公布
data / figures
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
April
4 yuè
4月
inflation rate
tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ
通货膨胀率
rose to / climbed to
shēng zhì
升至
3.8 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn bā
3.8%
this is
zhè shì
这是
since / from
zì
自
May 2023
2023 nián 5 yuè
2023年5月
since then / up to now
yǐlái
以来
highest / maximum
zuìgāo
最高
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
level / degree
shuǐpíng
水平
gasoline / petrol
qìyóu
汽油
price / prices
jiàgé
价格
year-on-year / compared to the same period last year
tóngbǐ
同比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
28.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíbā diǎn sì
28.4%
is / to be
shì
是
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
overall / as a whole
zhěngtǐ
整体
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
important / significant
zhòngyào
重要
factor / element
yīnsù
因素
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / state of affairs
júshì
局势
tense / strained
jǐnzhāng
紧张
to lead to / to result in
dǎozhì
导致
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
to decrease / to reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
to push up / to drive higher
tuīgāo
推高
(completion marker)
le
了
energy
néngyuán
能源
cost / costs
chéngběn
成本
food / foodstuffs
shípǐn
食品
and
hé
和
plane ticket / airline ticket
jīpiào
机票
price / prices
jiàgé
价格
also / too
yě
也
noticeably / clearly
míngxiǎn
明显
to rise / to go up
shàngshēng
上升
the US Federal Reserve
Měi Lián Chú
美联储
in / at
zài
在
latest / most recent
zuìxīn
最新
meeting
huìyì
会议
at / on
shàng
上
to decide / to determine
juédìng
决定
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged / steady
bù biàn
不变
economist / economists
jīngjì xuéjiā
经济学家
to think / to believe
rènwéi
认为
high inflation
gāo tōngzhàng
高通胀
to cause / to make
shǐ
使
to cut interest rates / rate cut
jiàng xī
降息
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
possibility / likelihood
kěnéngxìng
可能性
further / additionally
jìn yī bù
进一步
to decrease / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
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US consumer prices rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in April, the highest level since May 2023, driven largely by surging energy costs linked to tensions in the Middle East. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged amid the elevated inflation.
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Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
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裁员
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bā qiān rén
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xiàng
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人工智能
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yèwù
业务
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转型
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