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棋聖戦は藤井竜王vs永瀬王座戦へ!etc.

棋聖戦挑戦者決定戦

渡辺明名人vs永瀬拓矢王座戦,渡辺名人が先手番で矢倉のスタートでした。
夕方見始めたときは,名人が穴熊状態で,すでに,AIの形勢判断は,
大きく後手番の永瀬王座に傾いており,そのまま,永瀬玉が入玉を目指す形で,
終局を迎えました。2年連続で挑戦者決定戦で負けていた永瀬王座でしたが,
ついに,藤井聡太竜王とのタイトル戦が実現しました。

ATP Tour

本日未明に行われたATP500パルセロナオープンシングルス決勝,
アルカラス選手がカレノブスタ選手に2-0のストレート勝ちでした。
午前2時過ぎに試合が終わって,興奮せずに,すぐに寝付くことが出来ました。
アルカラス選手,今シーズン,3勝目となりました。

CNN 10

(CNN)April 25, 2022

A preview of the upcoming U.S. Midterm Elections -- along with what some Democrats and Republicans are saying -- is front and center today on CNN 10.
We're discussing what's known about natural immunity with regard to Covid-19.
And we're telling you where a couple alligators have been strolling through the neighborhood.

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www.natureasia.com

univ-journal.jp

NHKラジオ講座

エンジョイ・シンプル・イングリッシュ

Short Stories "Not Guilty"「逆転無罪」

4月の4つのストーリーの中では,本日分が
一番面白かったかなあ。

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」

IEA 過去最大規模の石油備蓄放出へ
IEA ANNOUNCES LARGEST-EVER RELEASE OF OIL RESERVES

tap verb
UK /tæp/ US /tæp/ -pp-
tap verb (GET)
[T] to get or make use of something:
For more than a century, Eastern cities have expanded their water supplies by tapping ever more remote sources.
There is a rich vein of literary talent here just waiting to be tapped by publishers.
tap noun
UK /tæp/ US /tæp/
tap noun (DEVICE)
B1 [C] UK (US faucet)
a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe:
the hot/cold tap
Turn the tap on/off.

動詞の"tap"の現在における最も使われる用例は,
スクリーン上の動作と思われます。
水道の水を飲んでも大丈夫なのは日本ぐらいと思っておいたほうがいいかも。
下手に,肝炎とかに感染したら,取り返しがつかない。

barrel noun [C]
UK /ˈbær.əl/ US /ˈber.əl/
barrel noun [C] (CONTAINER)
a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides that make it fatter in the middle:
They drank a whole barrel of beer (= the contents of a barrel) at the party.
In the oil industry, a barrel of oil is equal to 159 litres.

amount noun [C]
UK /əˈmaʊnt/ US /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of something such as time, space, a substance, or a feeling:
an amount of sth They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.
large/small amounts Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.
a considerable/significant/huge amount The new tax caused a huge amount of anger among small business owners.
Both solutions take about the same amount of time.

apart adverb
UK /əˈpɑːt/ US /əˈpɑːrt/
apart adverb (SEPARATED)
B1 separated by a distance or by time:
Stand with your feet wide apart.
How far apart should the speakers be?
We were asked to stand in two lines three metres apart.
The two lines of children moved slowly apart.
The garage, large enough for two cars, is set apart from (= not joined to) the house.
I forget the exact age difference between Mark and his brother - they're two or three years apart.

unprecedented adjective
UK /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/ US /ʌnˈpres.ə.den.t̬ɪd/
C2 never having happened or existed in the past:
This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.

stockpile noun [C]
UK /ˈstɒk.paɪl/ US /ˈstɑːk.paɪl/
a large amount of food, goods, or weapons that are kept ready for future use:
They have a stockpile of weapons and ammunition that will last several months.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

"calls"が"causes"に聞こえて,その部分,全然意味を捉えられず。orz

"STOP INVASION!"