将棋新人王戦はフルセットへ！etc. - 増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習＋α

本日の将棋棋戦

新人王戦第2局，後手番の服部慎一郎五段が黒田堯之五段に勝ち，
1勝1敗として，11月1日(火)の第3局へ勝負が持ち越されました。

竜王戦3組5位昇級決定戦，及川拓馬七段が近藤誠也七段に勝ち，
2組昇級最後の枠を勝ち取りました。上田初美女流四段もニッコリでしょう。

王座戦1次予選，徳田拳士四段が増田裕司七段に勝ちました。

ATP tour

先週はATP250が3大会開催され，ストックホルムでは第7シードで19歳のルネ選手が
第1シードのチチパス選手に勝ち，ツアー初優勝，
ナポリでは20歳のムゼッティ選手がベレッティーニ選手に勝ち，こちらもツアー初優勝，
アントワープでは，オジェアリアシム選手がコルダ選手に勝ち，先週のフィレンツェに
続いての優勝で2週連続優勝となりました。

今週はウィーンとバーゼルでATP500の大会が開催されます。
ウィーンでは予選を勝ち抜いた西岡良仁選手が本日センターコート第2試合に登場。
バーゼルの予選，ダニエル太郎選手は予選決勝で残念ながら，敗退。

CNN 10

The Debate About Student Loans | October 24, 2022
This Monday on CNN 10, we're talking student loans. For years, the cost of college has steadily increased. And today, more than half of students leave school with debt. In August, President Biden unrolled a new plan that his administration says will help those borrowers, but those who oppose it have said it'll be a burden on taxpayers. We then conclude the show by going on safari to Chobe National Park where tourism is booming. But, what's good for the economy may be a challenge for the environment.

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日本でも半数近くの大学生が奨学金を利用しています。

NHK ラジオ講座

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」(2022年10月17日分)

ロシアウクライナ４州を“併合” PUTIN DECLARES ANNEXATION OF 4 TERRITORIES

annexation noun [C or U]
UK /ˌæn.ekˈseɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæn.ekˈseɪ.ʃən/
possession taken of a piece of land or a country, usually by force or without permission:
The country's annexation of its neighbour caused an outcry.
Annexations helped San Jose grow into one of the nation's biggest cities.
The annexation is not recognized internationally.
Russian expansion in the 19th century involved the annexation of territory belonging to China.
County leaders objected to an annexation.

turn out phrasal verb with turn verb
(GO) B2 If people turn out for an event, they go to be there or to watch:
Thousands of people turned out to welcome the team home.
Compare turn up (somewhere) informal
turn up (somewhere) phrasal verb with turn verb
informal B2 to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned:
Do you think many people will turn up?
She turned up at my house late one night.

referendum noun [C]
UK /ˌref.əˈren.dəm/ US /ˌref.əˈren.dəm/
plural referendums or formal referenda UK/ˌref.əˈren.də/ US/ˌref.əˈren.də/ (formal plebiscite)
C2 a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question:
Is it more democratic to hold a referendum, rather than let the government alone decide?

historic adjective
UK /hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/ US /hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
B1 important or likely to be important in history:
historic buildings
a historic day/moment
In a historic vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.
historical adjective
UK /hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/ US /hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
B1 connected with studying or representing things from the past:
Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.
She specializes in historical novels set in 18th-century England.
Historic or historical?
Historic means ‘important or likely to be important in history’:
I feel that this is a historic moment for our country.
When the Berlin wall came down, it was a historic occasion.
Historical means ‘related to the study of things from the past’:
I love reading historical novels.
Archaeologists found a large number of historical objects when they excavated the field.