本日の将棋棋戦
棋士編入試験第2局，岡部怜央四段vs小山怜央アマ戦，
先手番小山アマ，角換わり腰掛け銀。
中盤，少し岡部四段に形勢が振れていた局面もありましたが，
小山アマが二連勝を決めて，プロ入りに王手をかけました。
女流王位戦挑戦者決定リーグが開幕。
山根ことみ女流二段vs塚田恵梨花女流初段戦は，
先手番が塚田女流初段，相居飛車(矢倉vs雁木)。
山根女流二段が白星発進を決めました。
ヨーロッパサッカー国内リーグ再開日
プレミアリーグ 12/26
ラ・リーガ 12/31
セリエＡ 1/4
ブンデスリーガ 1/20-1/22
リーグ・アン 12/28
もともとブンデスリーガはウィンターブレイクが長めな一方，
プレミアリーグは年末年始過密スケジュールなので，
特に驚きはない再開日ですが，許されるのであれば，
ブンデスリーガなみのブレイクがほしいところですね。
本当はここらへんで，Jリーグがあるといいと思うのですが，
早めの進行ですでに天皇杯ですら，消化していますからねえ，
ちょっともったいないかもしれません。
なお，プレミアリーグ，カラバオカップが12月22日/23日にありますね。
ブライトンは12月22日，チャールトンと対戦です。
そして，12月23日はマンチェスター・シティvsリヴァプール戦です。
プレミアリーグの配信は，ABEMAだけでも，年末年始，
12/27 05:00 アーセナルvsウエストハム
1/1 02:30 ブライトンvsアーセナル
1/4 05:00 アーセナルvsニューカッスル
1月1日のABEMAの配信がブライトンvsアーセナル戦なのが，
日本のファンにはうれしいところですね。
2023年のサッカー観戦初めはABEMAから(笑)。
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vulnerable adjective
UK /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌn.rə.bəl/ US /ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/
C2 able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked:
I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.
It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
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.
Synonyms contend deal manage
sticking point noun [C]
UK /ˈstɪk.ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ US /ˈstɪk.ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/
A sticking point in a discussion is a point on which it is not possible to reach an agreement:
Exactly how the land is to be divided up is the main sticking point of the peace talks.
concession noun
UK /kənˈseʃ.ən/ US /kənˈseʃ.ən/
concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
C2 [C or U] something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this:
Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.
He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the terrorists.
See concede (ADMIT)
concede verb
UK /kənˈsiːd/ US /kənˈsiːd/
concede verb (ADMIT)
C2 [T] to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true:
[+ (that)] The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.
[+ speech] "Well okay, perhaps I was a little hard on her," he conceded.
Related word concession (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
dispense verb [T]
UK /dɪˈspens/ US /dɪˈspens/
to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money:
There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks.
down payment noun [C] (also downpayment)
UK /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪ.mənt/ US /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪ.mənt/
an amount of money that you pay at the time that you buy something but is only a part of the total cost of that thing. You usually pay the rest of the cost over a period of time:
I made/put a down payment on a new smart TV.
Synonym deposit
deposit noun
UK /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ US /dɪˈpɑː.zɪt/
deposit noun (MONEY)
B1 [C] an amount of money that you pay as the first part of the total payment for something:
The shop assistant says if I leave £10 as a deposit, they'll keep the dress for me.
We paid/put a deposit of £5,000 on the house, and paid the balance four weeks later.
They asked us to put down a deposit.
C1 [C] an amount of money that you pay when you rent something, and is returned to you when you return the thing you have rented:
It costs $2,000 a week to rent the yacht, with a $200 refundable/returnable deposit.
You pay a 10p deposit/deposit of 10p on the bottle, which you get back when you return the empty bottle.
(from Cambridge Dicitonary)
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop27
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/climate-justice/
ENGLISH NEWS
CNN 10
Special Edition: Tiananmen Square | December 12, 2022
Welcome to a special edition of CNN 10. In 1989, protests by students in Tiananmen Square changed the course of history — resulting in a massacre the Chinese government still denies today. Watch CNN’s coverage from on the ground that year. After the Chinese government pulled the plug on the broadcast, CNN reported by telephone and used video travelers snuck out of the country.
Special Edition: Tiananmen Square (Part 2)
Welcome to part 2 of a special edition of CNN 10. In 1989, protests by students in Tiananmen Square changed the course of history — resulting in a massacre the Chinese government still denies today. Watch CNN’s coverage from on the ground that year. After the Chinese government pulled the plug on the broadcast, CNN reported by telephone and used video travelers snuck out of the country.
Tiananmen Square: Rarely seen video of the 1989 protests in China
In 1989, protests by students in Tiananmen Square changed the course of history — resulting in a massacre the Chinese government still denies today. Watch CNN’s coverage from on the ground that year. After the Chinese government pulled the plug on the broadcast, CNN reported by telephone and used video travelers snuck out of the country.
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