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E-1選手権開幕!etc.

EAFF E-1選手権

女子代表は韓国代表相手に,2-1で勝利,
男子代表は香港代表相手に,6-0で勝利しました。
久しぶりのサッカー観戦でした。
TOEIC L&Rテストのリスニングが45分なので,
2セットを聞き流していました。

本日の将棋棋戦

竜王戦,1組4位の山﨑隆之八段が1組5位の稲葉陽八段に勝ち,
次局は1組優勝の永瀬拓矢王座との対局。
山﨑八段,夕方には優勢になっており,そのまま,勝ち切る
見事な指し回しでしたね。

加古川清流戦,里見香奈女流四冠が,柵木幹太三段戦,
折田翔吾四段戦と二連勝しました。
すでに収録されている今泉健司五段戦の勝敗が気になりますね。

CNN 10

The Hippie Trail: See how Lonely Planet was born

It was the 1970s and Tony and Maureen Wheeler had a dream: to travel from London to Sydney by land, or at least as much as they could. They embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey that changed global traveling forever.

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www.lonelyplanet.com

NHKラジオ講座

エンジョイ・シンプル・イングリッシュ

Marie the Scientist
"Why are tomatoes green when they are young?"

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」

暑い夏 節電商品の売り上げ急増
GOODS FOR BEATING SUMMER HEAT IN HIGH DEMAND IN JAPAN

cope verb [I]
UK /kəʊp/ US /koʊp/
B2 to deal successfully with a difficult situation:
It must be really hard to cope with three young children and a job.
It's only been a year since he died - how's she coping?
He had so much pressure on him in his job that eventually he just couldn't cope.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

brisk adjective
: marked by much activity
business was brisk
(from Merriam-Webster)

muggy adjective
UK /ˈmʌɡ.i/ US /ˈmʌɡ.i/
When the weather is muggy, it is unpleasantly warm and the air contains a lot of water.
Synonyms sticky sultry (WARM)
sticky adjective
UK /ˈstɪk.i/ US /ˈstɪk.i/
If the weather is sticky, it is very hot and the air feels wet.
sultry adjective
UK /ˈsʌl.tri/ US /ˈsʌl.tri/
sultry adjective (WARM)
(of weather) uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wet

hydrate verb [I or T]
UK /haɪˈdreɪt/ US /ˈhaɪ.dreɪt/
to make your body absorb water or other liquid:
oils that help hydrate your skin
Make sure you hydrate (= drink something) before you exercise.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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