増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習+α

増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

結局,英検を申し込む!etc.

英検1級受験申し込み

今や12,600円と1次試験敗退の場合,高く感じる価格設定となっております。
12月で締め切りのある原稿はなくなるので,
少しは英語学習に時間が取れそうなので,申し込みました。

第286回TOEIC L&Rテスト抽選結果

いまどき,外れることはある意味で,貴重な体験なわけで,
これで,1月23日,1月30日の英語テスト,連荘状態が決まりました。

本日の将棋棋戦

棋王戦,佐藤康光九段vs郷田真隆九段戦,今度は,郷田九段が勝って,
永瀬拓矢王座が待つ挑戦者決定戦へ。
これにより,郷田九段から渡辺明名人が続けていた棋王戦番勝負の
対局相手が全部異なるという奇跡的なことがついに,途切れることと
なりました。

清麗戦予選,清水市代女流七段が北村桂香女流初段に勝利。

NHKラジオ講座『ニュースで英語術』

スリランカの港湾開発は中国企業
SRI LANKA TO SIGN PORT DEAL WITH CHINA

write off phrasal verb
write something ↔ off
to officially say that a debt no longer has to be paid, or officially accept that you cannot get back money you have spent or lost
The United States agreed to write off debts worth billions of dollars.
The Inland Revenue wrote off £900 million in unpaid taxes.
(from Longman)

hub noun [C]
UK /hʌb/ US /hʌb/
hub noun [C] (CENTRAL PART)
the central or main part of something where there is most activity:
The City of London is the hub of the UK's financial world.
The computer department is at the hub of the company's operations.

staging post noun [C] UK
UK /ˈsteɪ.dʒɪŋ ˌpəʊst/ US /ˈsteɪ.dʒɪŋ ˌpoʊst/
a place where stops are regularly made on long journeys:
Hong Kong is often used as a staging post on flights from Melbourne to London.
figurative
For people who have spent a long time in a mental hospital, a hostel acts as an important staging post (= a place to stay temporarily) between the hospital and a home of their own.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

Debt-trap diplomacy
Debt-trap diplomacy is a concept in international finance used to describe a powerful lending country or institution extending debt to a borrowing nation partially or solely for the lender to increase its political leverage. The term "Debt-trap diplomacy" was originally associated with Indian academic Brahma Chellaney.
(from Wikipedia)

検索すると,"Myth of China's debt-trap diplomacy"系統の議論が割と多いですね。

CNN 10

December 13, 2021

Today's show begins with a report on the destruction caused by dozens of suspected tornadoes that struck eight U.S. states over the weekend.
After our daily trivia question, we're headed to Denmark to report on the pros and cons of a unique waste treatment plant that doubles as a ski slope.
And we're visiting a home in Germany that holds the world record for having the most decorated Christmas trees.

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久しぶりに,リチャード・クエスト氏のお顔を拝見しました。
アメリカでの竜巻の被害,すごいですね。
気象庁のサイトによれば,日本では年間25個ぐらいの竜巻が発生するようです。

Good night!