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広瀬八段が竜王挑戦者決定戦へ!etc.

竜王戦本戦トーナメント

すでに挑戦者決定戦に進出を決めている山﨑隆之八段の
相手を決める佐藤天彦九段vs広瀬章人八段戦,
先手番は広瀬八段,角換わり。
天彦九段がいい局面もあったのですが,広瀬八段が勝ち,
山﨑八段との挑戦者決定戦三番勝負。
来週の月曜日火曜日から始まります。

その他の将棋棋戦

新人王戦,服部慎一郎四段が佐々木大地七段に勝ち,
次局は斎藤優希三段との対局となります。
残念ながら,深浦康市一門対決実現ならず。
服部四段はこれで16連勝ですね。

倉敷藤花戦,西山朋佳白玲女王が貞升南女流二段に勝ちました。
貞升女流二段のいい局面はあったようなのですが。。。

王位戦,星野良生五段vs里見香奈女流五冠戦,
星野五段が勝ちました。以前,性転換ネタが出ただけに,
女性には負けるわけにはいかないのでしょう。

ABEMAで配信のあった棋王戦,羽生善治九段vs佐藤康光九段戦
羽生九段が勝ちました。羽生九段が先に下座に座っており,
上座の譲り合いがありましたね。

CNN 10

Cody Simpson on swapping music career for swimming

Earlier this year, Australian singer Cody Simpson qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He was selected for Australia's swim team after finishing third in the 100m butterfly at team trials. Simpson's career switch to the pool sees him return to his childhood passion.

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エンジョイ・シンプル・イングリッシュ

The Amazing Sherlock Holmes
Charles Augustus Milverton ~Part One~ 「犯人は二人」前編

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」

ヨーロッパで40度超の記録的猛暑
SCORCHING HEAT WREAKS HAVOC ACROSS EUROPE

scorching adjective, adverb
UK /ˈskɔː.tʃɪŋ/ US /ˈskɔːr.tʃɪŋ/
(also scorching hot) very hot:
a scorching summer day
It was scorching hot inside the greenhouse.

wreak verb [T] formal
UK /riːk/ US /riːk/
to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way:
The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.
She was determined to wreak revenge/vengeance on both him and his family.

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touch something off phrasal verb with touch verb
to cause a violent or difficult series of events to suddenly begin:
The plans for a new airport have touched off a storm of protest.

flame noun
UK /fleɪm/ US /fleɪm/
flame noun (FIRE)
B2 [C or U] a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire:
The flames grew larger as the fire spread.
The car flipped over and burst into flames (= started burning immediately).
When the fire engine arrived the house was already in flames (= burning).

mercury noun [U]
UK /ˈmɜː.kjə.ri/ US /ˈmɝː.kjə.ri/
(old use quicksilver)
(symbol Hg) a chemical element that is a heavy, silver-coloured metal, liquid at normal temperatures:
Mercury is used in batteries, pesticides, and thermometers.
the mercury idiom old-fashioned informal
the temperature:
With the mercury climbing to 40 degrees, beaches and pools will be crowded this afternoon.

out of commission idiom
If something, such as a machine or a military ship, is out of commission it is broken or not available to be used.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

British rail operators / cancelled some services and imposed speed limits / after defects were found on tracks.

British rail operators cancelled some services and imposed speed limits after they found defects on tracks.

日本は湿度が高い分,山火事などについては若干有利かもしれません。

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