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

将棋順位戦A級開幕する!etc.

将棋順位戦A級

永瀬拓矢王座vs豊島将之九段戦順位戦が開幕しました。
夕食休憩前で,ABEMA AIの形勢判断で全くの互角ですね。

棋王将戦一次予選

深浦康市九段vs黒沢怜生六段戦,黒沢六段が勝って,
二次予選最後の切符を手に入れました。
二次予選,黒沢六段は菅井竜也八段との対局となります。
この対局は囲碁将棋プレミアムで配信されたのですが,
女流王将戦がすでに配信開始されたことに本日気づきました。
渡部愛女流三段vs石本さくら女流二段戦は渡辺女流三段が
逆転勝ちしていました。今期,石本女流二段,絶不調ですね。

女流順位戦D級

昨日行われた女流順位戦D級ですが,中村桃子女流二段,高浜愛子女流初段の
黒星により,加藤結李愛女流初段のC級への昇級が決まりました。
最終局,山口恵梨子女流二段vs高浜女流初段は勝者が昇級しますが,
高浜商店にお世話になっているえりりんが勝てるのかはわかりませんね。

石持浅海『崖の上で踊る』

石持浅海さんの作品が珍しくKindle Unlimitedに登場していたので,読みました。
アガサ・クリスティーの『そして誰もいなくなった』の状況での
碓氷優佳シリーズ風味の非倫理的殺人鬼集団のお話でした(笑)。

CNN 10

割とマメに更新していますね。

Saving the world's penguins from extinction

Over half the world's penguin species are under threat. Global Penguin Society founder and Rolex Awards Associate Laureate Pablo García Borboroglu has dedicated his life to saving them.

www.youtube.com

NHKラジオ講座

エンジョイ・シンプル・イングリッシュ

Folklore and Fairy Tales
Little Chicken ~Folklore from Myanmer~

hen noun [C]
UK /hen/ US /hen/
hen noun [C] (ANIMAL)
an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」

マスクの屋外での着用を緩和
NEW JAPANESE ADVICE ON MASKS OUTDOORS

I'm a bit scared, / so / I'll always wear a mask.
It's nearly summer. It gets hard to breathe, so I'd like to take it off when possible.

physical distancing noun
Definition of physical distancing
: the tendency to avoid close contact with others

Body language exposes our relationship to others. There is the confident demeanor of the self-assured, the plodding gait of the downhearted and the physical distancing that characterizes fear. — Marcia Manna

JFK was notable for his physical distancing—part of his immense, glamorous reserve. He hated crowds—of course, with good reason—while expertly playing them like a grand piano. — Robert Whitcomb

specifically, medical : the practice of maintaining a greater than usual physical space between oneself and other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or objects in public places during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection : SOCIAL DISTANCING

The main thing that we can all do, is what is called social distancing. I like to use the phrase 'physical distancing.' … Now you're going to be spending much more time in your house, spending time away from people … to limit transmission of the COVID virus. Physical distancing takes away the idea we can still talk to loved ones … — Adam Rosh

The WHO added that they were now using the term "physical distancing" rather than "social distancing" to describe the importance of maintaining space between people in order to avoid the spread of the virus. — Manon Dark

Additionally, Kroger will begin implementing new physical distancing measures to help enhance customer and associate safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Tuesday, Kroger stores are limiting customers to 50% of building code capacity. — WRDW.com
(from Merriam-Webster)

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