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World Artificial Intelligence Conference

2019年nián8月yuè29日rì,在zài上海Shàng hǎi的de世界shì jiè人工智能rén gōng zhì néng大会dà huì上shàng,马云Mǎ Yún表示biǎo shì人rén活huó到dào120岁suì不bù一定yī dìng是shì好hǎo事shì,爷爷yé ye、爷爷yé ye的de爸爸bà ba还hái必须bì xū努力nǔ lì工作gōng zuò。

他tā认为rèn wéi人们rén men每měi天tiān工作gōng zuò四sì个gè小时xiǎo shí,每měi周zhōu工作gōng zuò三sān天tiān就jiù足够zú gòu了le,晚上wǎn shang可以kě yǐ去qù唱歌chàng gē和hé跳舞tiào wǔ。

人工智能rén gōng zhì néng应该yīng gāi可以kě yǐ让ràng人rén更gèng自由zì yóu,感受gǎn shòu乐趣lè qù。

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Vocabulary 52 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
年 niányear
月 yuèmonth / monthly
日 rìsun / day / date, day of the month
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
上海 Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
世界 shì jièworld
人工智能 rén gōng zhì néngartificial intelligence (AI)
大会 dà huìgeneral assembly / general meeting / convention
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
马云 Mǎ YúnMa Yun (1964-), aka Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire businessman, co-founder of Alibaba
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
人 rénperson; people
活 huóto live
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
不 bùno; not so
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
爷爷 yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
必须 bì xūto have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
努力 nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
他 tāhe; him; his
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
人们 rén menpeople
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
四 sìfour / 4
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
小时 xiǎo shíhour
周 zhōuweek
三 sānthree / 3
就 jiùonly; as little as
足够 zú gòuenough; sufficient
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
晚上 wǎn shangin the evening
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
去 qùto go, to go to
唱歌 chàng gēto sing a song
和 héand; together with
跳舞 tiào wǔto dance
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
自由 zì yóufree; unrestricted
感受 gǎn shòuto sense / to feel (through the senses) / to experience
乐趣 lè qùdelight; pleasure; joy