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竜王戦,藤井二冠,勝ち進む!etc.

竜王戦2組

藤井聡太王位棋聖vs阿久津主税八段の対局,
藤井二冠が勝ち,次局は広瀬章人八段との対局。

朝日杯

午後の千田翔太七段vs西田拓也四段の対局,
西田四段が勝ちました。
午後の深浦康市九段vs佐藤天彦九段は,後手番の
佐藤九段が振り飛車の対抗形でした。深浦九段が勝ちました。
夜の深浦九段vs西田四段の対局は,西田四段が勝ち,
準決勝で,三浦弘行九段と対局します。
もう一方の準決勝,渡辺明名人三冠vs藤井二冠戦が,
事実上の決勝と言われてしまう組み合わせですが,
西田四段に旋風を巻き起こしてほしいですね。

NHKラジオ講座

世界に発信!ニュースで英語術 #190

湾岸戦争から30年
30 YEARS SINCE GULF WAR

coalition noun [C or U]
UK /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ US /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
a group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something:
a governing coalition
the National Coalition on Black Voter Participation

cruise missile noun [C]
UK /ˌkruːz ˈmɪs.aɪl/ US /ˌkruːz ˈmɪs.əl/
a missile (= flying weapon) that can be directed by a computer during its flight and that sometimes carries nuclear explosives

reparations [plural] HISTORY specialized
payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for damages or expenses it caused to another nation

hardship noun [C or U]
UK /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/ US /ˈhɑːrd.ʃɪp/
C1 (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this:
economic hardship

price noun [C]
UK /praɪs/ US /praɪs/
C1 [S] the unpleasant results that you must accept or experience for getting or doing something:
Perhaps being unpopular is the price of success.
An extra few minutes at the airport is a small price to pay for safe travel.

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