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棋聖戦,西山女流三冠敗退!etc.

棋聖戦予選

屋敷伸之九段vs西山朋佳女流三冠の対局,
屋敷九段の貫禄勝ちでした。
棋聖戦の番勝負が,藤井聡太王位棋聖の三段最後の
対局の再現になる奇跡は起こらず。

叡王戦

六段予選,午前中の対局は,金井恒太六段が勝ち,
午後の対局は,金井六段を都成竜馬六段が下しました。
途中まで,金井六段が優位を保っていたのですが,
都成六段が逆転しました。
夜の対局は,W佐藤七段戦,対抗形,和俊七段が勝ちました。

NHKラジオ講座

世界に発信!ニュースで英語術 #188

米 バイデン氏が新大統領に就任
BIDEN BECOMES U.S. PRESIDENT, SIGNALS CHANGE

dismantle
dis‧man‧tle /dɪsˈmæntl/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
to gradually get rid of a system or organization
an election promise to dismantle the existing tax legislation
(from Longman)

usher sth in — phrasal verb
UK /ˈʌʃ.ər/ US /ˈʌʃ.ɚ/
to be at the start of a new period, especially when important changes or new things happen, or to cause important changes to start happening:
These changes could usher in a period of dramatic economic growth.
His inventions helped usher in the era of skyscrapers.
Niemeyer was one of the young intellectuals who revolutionized Brazilian society by ushering in new styles of music, art, and cinema.
"usher"「案内する」の意味しか覚えていなくて,
最初に聞いたときに全然イメージできず。orz

sweeping adjective [before noun]
UK /ˈswiː.pɪŋ/ US /ˈswiː.pɪŋ/
sweeping adjective [before noun] (GENERAL)
affecting many things or people; large:
It is obvious that sweeping changes are needed in the legal system.
We need to make sweeping cuts to our budget.

elusive adjective
UK /iˈluː.sɪv/ US /iˈluː.sɪv/
C2 difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember:
The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever.
Success, however, remained elusive for her.
elusive memories

foe noun [C] literary
UK /fəʊ/ US /foʊ/
an enemy:
The two countries have united against their common foe.
They were bitter foes for many years.
Foes of the government will be delighting in its current difficulties.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

swear swore sworn
リスニングで,不規則動詞に弱いんだよね。

年末年始にかけて書いた原稿のゲラは,2月に来て,
著者校正は1回だけで,監修者の責了
3月出版らしいけど,全然,売れないと思っている。

Good night!