231013 突然松口？美国放宽韩国对华芯片设备供应管制
▍原文
The South Korean government said on Monday that the country’s semiconductor manufacturers had secured waivers from U.S. government rules that threatened to limit their businesses in China.
At issue is the continuation of licenses granted last year by the U.S. Commerce Department to Samsung and SK Hynix, the two dominant South Korean chip makers.
The licenses effectively suspended 2022 controls on exports of semiconductors and chip making equipment to China.
▍语言点
- semiconductor /ˌsemikənˈdʌktə/ n.半导体
- manufacturer /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃ(ə)rə/n. 制造商
- secure /sɪˈkjʊə/ v. 获取，取得(get)
- threaten to do sth. 威胁做某事
- limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ v. 限制
- (what is) at issue is sth. 目前正在讨论的话题是某事(the problem we are discussing nowis something)
- the continuation of license 某种许可证、某种执照继续有效 · continuation /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 继续 · continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ v. 继续 · license /ˈlaɪs(ə)ns/ n. 执照，牌照；许可
- grant /ɡrɑːnt/ v. 批准，准许(尤其是上级对下级的批准)
- dominant /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ adj. 占主导优势的
- suspend /səˈspend/ v. 暂停，停止；吊销
- export /ˈekspɔːt/ n. 出口 · import /ɪmˈpɔːt/ n. 进口