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増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

ウィンブルドン,開幕!etc.

Wimbledon 2022

大会初日,ジョコビッチ選手がセンターコートに登場!
韓国のクォン・スンウ選手,第1セットは先にブレークしましたし,
第2セットはとって,3-6,6-3で,セットカウント1-1です。
日本人選手では男子ではダニエル太郎選手,
女子では本玉真唯選手,土居美咲選手が本日,登場します。
また,イギリス国籍の宮崎百合子選手がワイルドカードで出場します。

CNN 10

94% of women executives have this in common

50 years after the passage of Title IX, women's participation in sports has grown enormously. Some studies suggest that playing sports can help women succeed in the boardroom as well.

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NHKラジオ講座

エンジョイ・シンプル・イングリッシュ

Surfing 「サーフィン」

千葉県では暁星国際女子サッカー部強いようです。
千葉県の海岸が想定されているのでしょうね。

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」

日本 国連安保理非常任理事国に当選
JAPAN ELECTED TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL

inaction noun [U] formal
UK /ɪnˈæk.ʃən/ US /ɪnˈæk.ʃən/
failure to do anything that might provide a solution to a problem:
The West's inaction has put millions of people at risk of starvation.
This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.

veto noun [C or U]
UK /ˈviː.təʊ/ US /ˈviː.t̬oʊ/ plural vetoes
an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something:
The president has the power of veto over any bill that comes across his desk.
In theory the British government could use its veto to block this proposal.
The Senate voted to override the president's veto of the proposed measures.
mainly UK
My parents put a veto on our watching television for more than two hours each evening.
Opponents are unlikely to be able to muster enough votes to override the veto.
The president used his veto to override the committee's decision.
The chairwoman used her veto to block the appointment.
veto verb [T]
UK /ˈviː.təʊ/ US /ˈviː.t̬oʊ/
to refuse to allow something:
In 1961, President De Gaulle vetoed Britain's entry into the Common Market.
[+ -ing verb] My boss vetoed my taking any more time off this year.
Synonyms disallow
nix US informal Compare proscribe formal disallow verb [T]
UK /ˌdɪs.əˈlaʊ/ US /ˌdɪs.əˈlaʊ/
to say officially that something cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way:
All protests have been disallowed in the city.
The England team had two goals disallowed.
nix verb [T] US informal
UK /nɪks/ US /nɪks/
to stop, prevent, or refuse to accept something:
The film studio nixed her plans to make a sequel.
proscribe verb [T] formal
UK /prəʊˈskraɪb/ US /proʊˈskraɪb/
(of a government or other authority) to not allow something:
Torture and summary execution of political prisoners are proscribed by international law.
The Athletics Federation has banned the runner from future races for using proscribed drugs.

事実上,死文化しているとはいえ,敵国条項をどうにかしてほしいものです。

STOP INVASION!