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shāng yè
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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
。

New Words

tonghuò pengzhang
通货膨胀
inflation
sheng zhi
升至
rose to
qiyou
汽油
gasoline
jiage
价格
price
shangzhang
上涨
rise
shipin
食品
food
jipiao
机票
airline ticket
zhongdong
中东
Middle East
shiyou
石油
petroleum
lilü
利率
interest rate

News in English

Business

US Inflation Hits 3.8 Percent in April, Highest in Nearly Three Years

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.

U.S. inflation rate rose to 3.8% in April, the highest level since May 2023. Gasoline prices climbed 28.4% year-over-year, a major driver of overall inflation. Food and airline ticket prices also showed noticeable increases. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East reduced oil supplies, pushing up energy costs. The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged at its latest meeting. Economists believe high inflation makes rate cuts less likely in coming months.

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Momenta
Móméng tǎ
摩蒙塔
Hong Kong
Xiānggǎng
香港
listed
shàngshì
上市
fundraising
róngjī
融资
$752 million
7.52 yì měiyuán
7.52亿美元

Chinese Autonomous Driving Firm Momenta Debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange with 752 Million Fundraise

Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
Sānxīng
三星
、
SK Hynix (South Korean memory chipmaker)
SK Hǎilìshì
SK海力士
and / together with
yǔ
与
Micron (US semiconductor company)
Měiguāng
美光
to race to / to vie in
jìngxiāng
竞相
to expand / to increase
kuòdà
扩大
AI / artificial intelligence
AI
AI
memory (computing)
nèicún
内存
chip / semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
。

Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Race to Expand AI Memory Chip Capacity

China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
MiniMax (Chinese AI company)
MiniMax
MiniMax
to complete
wánchéng
完成
$2 billion
èrshí yì měiyuán
二十亿美元
fundraising / financing
róngzī
融资
。

Chinese AI Firm MiniMax Raises 2 Billion Dollars in Hong Kong Share Sale

PepsiCo
Bǎishì Gōngsī
百事公司
earnings / performance
yèjī
业绩
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
expectation / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
slightly / marginally
xiǎofú
小幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。

PepsiCo Earnings Disappoint as US Stocks Edge Higher