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棋聖戦,森内九段,羽生九段に勝つ!etc.

棋聖戦予選

羽生善治九段vs森内俊之九段戦,往年の黄金カード,
森内九段が勝ち,棋聖戦本戦入りを決めました。
相掛かりの将棋でした。
もし森内九段が挑戦者になって,藤井聡太王位棋聖との
番勝負が実現したら,面白いのですが,どうなりますか。

叡王戦

午後の六段予選,遠山雄亮六段vs松本六段の対局は,
出入りの激しい将棋となり,最後,遠山六段が勝ちました。
次局は昨日勝った都成竜馬六段との対局となります。
夜の七段予選,所司和晴七段vs西尾明七段の対局は,
西尾七段が勝ち,次局は戸辺誠七段との対局。

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世界に発信!ニュースで英語術 #189

WHO独立委 “新型コロナ初期対応に遅れ”
PANEL FAULTS INITIAL RESPONSE BY CHINA, WHO

panel noun
UK /ˈpæn.əl/ US /ˈpæn.əl/
panel noun (TEAM)
C1 [C, + sing/pl verb]
a small group of people chosen to give advice, make a decision, or publicly discuss their opinions as entertainment:
The competition will be judged by a panel of experts.

fault verb
UK /fɒlt/ US /fɑːlt/
fault verb (CRITICIZE)
[T] to find a reason to criticize someone or something:
I can't fault the way they dealt with the complaint.
I can't fault you on your logic.

be in its infancy
C2 to be very new and still developing:
The system is still in its infancy.

responsible adjective
UK /rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ US /rɪˈspɑːn.sə.bəl/
responsible adjective (BLAME) be responsible for sth/doing sth
B2 to be the person who caused something to happen, especially something bad:
Who is responsible for this terrible mess?
Last month's bad weather was responsible for the crop failure.

pneumonia noun [U] 肺炎
UK /njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/ US /nuːˈmoʊ.njə/
a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid:
People who are bedridden can easily get pneumonia.

convene verb [I or T] formal
UK /kənˈviːn/ US /kənˈviːn/
to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting:
The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.
The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

take aim at somebody/something
American English
to criticize someone or something
Critics took aim at the president.

fall short of something
to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want
This year’s profit will fall short of 13%.
He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.
(from Longman)

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