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棋王戦,永瀬王座が勝ち進む!etc.

本日の将棋棋戦

棋王戦はベスト4からは2敗脱落となるレギュレーション。
永瀬拓矢王座が豊島将之九段に勝ち,佐藤康光九段との
勝者同士の対局,負けた豊島九段は郷田真隆九段との敗者同士の対局。
順位戦はB級1組,対局中です。藤井聡太竜王,近藤誠也七段戦,苦戦中。
本日は明日早朝のマンチェスター・ユナイテッドvsアーセナル戦に備えて,
終局まで見守らず,体調がよくないこともあり,早めに就寝する予定です。

『カムカムエブリバディ』Episode 024

大阪で,和菓子屋「たちばな」再建して,順風満帆だったのですが。。。
稔とるいの絡みは本日分だったんですね。
YOUさんの状態がどうなっているのかが明日以降の焦点ですね。

NHKラジオ講座『ニュースで英語術』

中国テニス選手 失踪騒動
CHINA: PENG SHUAI CASE SHOULD NOT BE POLITICIZED

assault noun
UK /əˈsɒlt/ US /əˈsɑːlt/
C2 [C or U] a violent attack:
He was charged with sexual assault.
UK The number of indecent assaults has increased alarmingly over the past year.
an assault on a police officer
They launched an assault on the capital yesterday.

allegation noun [C] formal
UK /ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
C1 a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal:
Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against her.
[+ that] Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

vault verb
UK /vɒlt/ US /vɑːlt/
TRANSITIVE ​MAINLY JOURNALISM
to suddenly put someone in a successful or important position
These two years have vaulted him to stardom.
(from macmillan dictionary)

undermine verb [T]
UK /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ US /ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/
C2 to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
Criticism just undermines their confidence.

disregard verb [T]
UK /ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/ US /ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːrd/
to ignore something:
He told us to disregard everything we'd learned so far and start again. (from Cambridge Dictionary)

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IOCは,オリンピックを開いて,IOC委員の私腹を肥やすための機関だから,
致し方ない。

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WTA Finalsがノマド化しそうで,資生堂がとばっちりを受けているなあ。

CNN 10

December 2, 2021

As experts debate whether a new coronavirus variant will affect the U.S. economy, we're examining the impact of inflation on American farmers.
That report is followed by a look at an effort to help a species of rhinoceros by relocating dozens of these mammals.
And we're explaining how a wayward goat's "vanity" landed him back in the pen.

rhinoceros noun [C] 「サイ」
UK /raɪˈnɒs.ər.əs/ US /raɪˈnɑː.sɚ.əs/
plural rhinoceros or rhinoceroses (informal rhino)
a very large, thick-skinned animal from Africa or Asia that has one or two horns on its nose:
a population of black/white rhinoceros
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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Good night!