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英伟达董事会调查黄仁勋间谍传闻
Nvidia Board Investigates Reports CEO Jensen Huang Was Target of Chinese Espionage; Trump Backs Him, Congress Demands Briefing
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Nvidia's board probes reports that CEO Jensen Huang was a target of Chinese espionage after a relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive suspected of Chinese intelligence ties. HSK 4 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 2 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 12 key vocabulary words such as 调查、目标、公司 and walks through 7 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
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Nvidia's board of directors is investigating a matter.
Their boss, Jensen Huang, may have become the target of a foreign espionage operation.
The company has a market value of about 4.5 trillion US dollars and makes artificial intelligence chips.
It is one of the world's most important chip companies, and therefore attracts particular attention.
The same weekend the news broke, Jensen Huang wrote a letter to employees.
He said he was unfaithful to his wife, "There is no excuse for what I did."
However, the board stated that there is currently no reason to believe the company's secrets have been compromised.
They also said they have confidence in Jensen Huang's leadership.
Another person involved in the report is named Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen.
She was formerly a senior executive at the Singaporean company Megaspeed and is not related to Jensen Huang.
At the time, she was working with Nvidia to build data centers in Asia.
US officials concluded last year that she had given some information to the Chinese government.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington denied the espionage allegations.
Megaspeed was spun off from a Chinese company a few years ago.
It mainly builds data centers in Southeast Asia and also has cooperation with Nvidia.
Because of this, it came into the view of US regulatory authorities.
The US Department of Commerce and the Department of Justice have been investigating it for over a year.
The focus of the investigation is its possible relationship with the Chinese government.
The company has always said that it is a compliant and legal enterprise.
Relevant authorities in Singapore and Taiwan are also concerned about Alice Huang's connections to China.
At the end of 2024, she went to China, and by then the authorities had already begun monitoring her.
This Sunday, someone asked Trump whether Jensen Huang should still be the CEO.
Trump replied, "I think so, of course," and also said he is a respectable person.
Republican Senator Cornyn also said on social media that Congress needs to oversee the investigation.
Previously, three Republican Representatives had already requested that Jensen Huang go to Congress to explain the situation.
Nvidia is at the center of the US-China chip competition.
Therefore, this matter is not just an internal company scandal.
The board said the investigation will be handled by a committee composed of independent directors.
They will also hire outside lawyers to help.
Up to now, the board still says it has confidence in Jensen Huang.
Trump also hopes he will continue in the job.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 3. Used as both verb and noun; here in '董事会正在调查' and '监督调查'.
HSK 3. Often used in phrases like '成为目标' (become a target).
HSK 3. Common noun; appears multiple times.
HSK 3. '消息传出' means 'the news came out'.
HSK 3. Often followed by a clause: '认为公司的机密受到损害'.
HSK 3. In '领导能力' means 'leadership ability'.
HSK 3. Used as verb: '和英伟达合作'.
HSK 3. Appears in '中国政府'.
HSK 3. Used to introduce a statement, e.g., '董事会表示'.
Beyond HSK 3. Compound of 董事 (director) + 会 (meeting/committee).
Beyond HSK 3. Used in '外国间谍行动' and '间谍指控'.
Beyond HSK 3. Common in tech news: '人工智能芯片'.
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法Indicates an action in progress, similar to English present continuous.
英伟达的董事会正在调查一件事。
当时她正在和英伟达合作，在亚洲建数据中心。
对 + Noun + 有 + Noun
Expresses having a certain attitude or quality toward something, e.g., '对...有信心' (have confidence in).
对黄仁勋的领导能力有信心。
董事会仍然说自己对黄仁勋有信心。
由 + Noun + Verb
Indicates the agent by whom an action is performed, similar to passive 'by'.
调查会由一个独立董事组成的委员会负责。
从 + Noun + 分出来
Means 'spun off from' or 'separated from' a larger entity.
Megaspeed 是几年前从一家中国公司分出来的。
正因为这样，...
A discourse marker meaning 'precisely because of this', introducing a consequence.
正因为这样，它进入了美国监管部门的视线。
已经 + Verb + 了 + Duration
Indicates an action that has been ongoing for a certain period.
美国商务部和司法部已经调查它一年多了。
还 + Verb
Adds emphasis or means 'also' or 'still' in context.
他们还会请外面的律师来帮忙。
特朗普也希望他继续干下去。
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