masu mani ZOOM新年会2021開催決定！
英検のあとなので，気分がいいはず。
朝日杯将棋オープン戦
三浦弘行九段，飯島栄治八段が勝って，本戦トーナメント進出を
決めました。三浦九段が阿久津主税八段，飯島八段が豊島将之竜王叡王と
激突します。飯島八段が奇跡の三枚抜き(豊島竜王叡王，藤井聡太二冠，
渡辺明名人三冠or永瀬拓矢王座)をして，準優勝(笑)をして欲しいところ。
棋王戦挑戦者決定戦第1局
広瀬章人八段が勝てば，挑戦者となる第1局，糸谷哲郎八段が勝って，
第2局の勝者が渡辺明名人三冠への挑戦権を獲得します。
第2局は12月28日に行われるようです。
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rally verb UK /ˈræl.i/ US /ˈræl.i/
rally verb (SUPPORT) [I or T]
to (cause to) come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort:
Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people in favour of/against it.
The president has called on the people to rally to/behind the government.
[+ obj + to infinitive] The general rallied his forces to defend the town.
"Workers of the world unite!" was their rallying cry/call (= a phrase said to encourage support).
cause noun UK /kɔːz/ US /kɑːz/
cause noun (PRINCIPLE)
C1 [C] a socially valuable principle that is strongly supported by some people:
They are fighting for a cause - the liberation of their people.
I'll sponsor you for £10 - it's all in a good cause.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
break down phrasal verb
to be unable to stop yourself crying, especially in public
He broke down and cried.
She broke down in tears when she heard the news.
(from Longman)
defiant adjective
UK /dɪˈfaɪ.ənt/ US /dɪˈfaɪ.ənt/
proudly refusing to obey authority:
a defiant attitude/gesture
The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant this morning.
hang in there (UK also hang on in there)
said as a way of telling someone to not give up, despite difficulties:
Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it'll be OK.
plead verb UK /pliːd/ US /pliːd/
pleaded or US also pled | pleaded or US also pled
plead verb (STATE)
C2 [I, L only + adj, T] LAW specialized
to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court:
The defendant pleaded not guilty/innocent to robbery with violence.
They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).
The judge ruled her unfit to plead (= to answer a legal charge) on the grounds of insanity.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
隣国の出来事に対して，なにもできない無力感。。。orz
Good bye!
